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Growing wildfires in northeast B.C. prompt evacuation order, expanded alert | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
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[–] Stochastic 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

July is usually the start of wildfire season.

Two weeks ago ago the stats were 871,573 hectares burned in B.C. this year, compared to a 10-year average of 21,734 hectares by this time.

[–] grte 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's mind-boggling. I'm not super hyped to see what the rest of the summer has for us.

[–] Stochastic 2 points 2 years ago

The 10-yr average for total yearly burned from forest fires in BC is 407,373ha. We've more than doubled that already.