BC Wildfire New Normal

• 2018 wildfire season now the worst on record for hectares burned

  According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, 1,250,383 hectares burned across the province since April 1, surpassing last year's record total of 1,216,053 hectares.

  Aug 29, 2018
  
• B.C. wildfires have now scorched more land than in any year except 2017, and they’re closing fast

  More than 945,000 hectares have burned across B.C. since April 1 this year, the second most in a single season since B.C. began keeping records in 1950.

  Environment

  Aug 26, 2018
  
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• Are increasingly problematic wildfire seasons in B.C. the new normal?

  For the second year in a row, the province of British Columbia is under a state of emergency due to wildfires, leaving many to wonder if this will be the new normal.

  Environment

  Aug 15, 2018