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Scientists have strong evidence wildfire can make landslides and flooding worse. Is it time for B.C. to adopt a U.S.-style rapid response team to help warn people?
Article content The number of daily new fires has subsided this week, Schweitzer said. But higher temperatures are expected to contribute to “severe burning conditions” in B.C.’s southern half, he added. The forecast should bring more fresh air to the Interior, he said, fuelling a “short-lived increase in fire growth” but also aiding firefighting efforts by air, which have been hampered by smoky skies. The service also anticipates some lighting this weekend, Schweitzer said, and crews are standing ready if new fires start. Environment Canada issued heat warnings stretching across B....
Brenna Owen A tree candles as the Tremont Creek wildfire burns behind the IG Machine & Fibers roofing granule plant, where rock is crushed and coloured and then shipped elsewhere to create roofing shingles, in Ashcroft, B.C., on Friday, July 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck July 29, 2021 - 4:22 PM Western Canada must urgently address the threats posed by highly destructive wildfires or face deadly and costly consequences, says a group of forest and environmental experts from British Columbia and the United States. The experts, including Mathieu Bourbonnais...
Article content The number of daily new fires has subsided this week, Schweitzer said. But higher temperatures are expected to contribute to “severe burning conditions” in B.C.’s southern half, he added. The forecast should bring more fresh air to the Interior, he said, fuelling a “short-lived increase in fire growth” but also aiding firefighting efforts by air, which have been hampered by smoky skies. The service also anticipates some lighting this weekend, Schweitzer said, and crews are standing ready if new fires start. Environment Canada issued heat warnings stretching across B....