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Worst-ever fire season in 2023 saw 15m hectare burned, eight firefighters killed and 230,000 people evacuated

(Reuters) -Canada risks another "catastrophic" wildfire season, the federal government said on Wednesday, as it forecasted higher-than-normal spring and summer temperatures across much of the country, boosted by El Nino weather conditions. Last year Canada endured its worst-ever fire season, with more than 6,600 blazes burning 15 million hectares, an area roughly seven times the annual average. Federal ministers warned climate change was contributing to more extreme weather events, inc...

Canada risks another \"catastrophic\" wildfire season, the federal government said on Wednesday, as it forecasted higher-than-normal spring and summer temperatures across much of the country, boosted by El Nino weather conditions. Read more at straitstimes.com.

(Reuters) -Canada risks another "catastrophic" wildfire season, the federal government said on Wednesday, as it forecasted higher-than-normal spring and summer temperatures across much of the country, boosted by El Nino weather conditions.

Snowpack that feeds Vancouver area reservoirs has increased in the past month, but still sits a second-lowest levels ever, raising fears of summer drought

The spring snowpack is at an 8-year low

Mountain snowpacks that act as slow-melting water reservoirs and help feed drinking-water supplies, wells and rivers through the spring and summer are getting dangerously thin in British Columbia.

On Jan. 1, the Okanagan’s snowpack level was at 64 per cent. For Feb. 1, the region was listed at 86 per cent.

The province’s River Forecast Centre on Thursday said snowpack levels on Vancouver Island are sitting at just 30% of normal this time of year.

The Metro Vancouver weather forecast beginning on January 29, 2024, includes wind, rain and warm temperatures. Travellers should be cautious of flooding.