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Fires in Western Canada creating own weather systems, experts say Poll Yes, quite significantly Smoke particles from wildfires enhance the colour of a sunset as a motorist travels on Highway 97C near Logan Lake, B.C., on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Above average temperatures for many parts of B.C. aren't expected to ease soon and Environment Canada says there is no hint of showers until at least the weekend for some regions of southern B.C. hit hard by wildfires. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck VANCOUVER – A combination of intense heat and drought conditions is causing wildfires in Western Ca...

VANCOUVER — A combination of intense heat and drought conditions is causing wildfires in Western Canada to generate their own weather systems, experts say. Michael Fromm, a meteorologist with the United States Naval Research Laboratory, said the phenomenon is known as a pyrocumulonimbus firestorm and has been tracked this year in British Columbia, Saskatchewan Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario. Scientists have been tracking the storms since May. The first one was seen this season in Manitoba, Fromm said in an interview Monday. The Village of Lytton in B.C. saw firestorms on two successive days ...

Posted: July 18, 2021 “Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary There are three situations it’s dangerous to experience in B.C. this torrid summer – to be a senior, to be a senior living alone and to be a senior living in an apartment without air conditioning. Sad to say – tragic even – if these three conditions apply to your situation you may be departing this mortal coil sooner than you planned. According to the latest figures issued by the BC Coroner’s Office July 2, some 719 British Columbians died suddenly for no apparent reason in the period June 25 to July 1 about ...

Western Canada heat wave expected to break daily, all-time temperature records cbc.ca 6 hrs ago Courtney Dickson © Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouverites hit the beach on June 25, 2021, as a heat wave sets in throughout the province. A heat wave stretching across Western Canada, from B.C. into southern Saskatchewan and up through the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, is set to break daily and all-time temperature records much earlier in the year than usual. High pressure is trapped under a "heat dome," unable to be pushed through the country by wind, creating long-lasting high...

14 people are mapping Canada's path to net-zero emissions — can they do it? In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the committee seeking to reduce Canada's emissions to net zero by 2050 and how climate change could affect hurricanes. Social Sharing CBC News · (Sködt McNalty/CBC) Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world. ( Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Thursday.) This week: What cherry blossoms say about global...