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A heat dome gripped the province of British Columbia, and much of Western North America, from June 25–30, 2021, increasing the risk of wildfires. [10]On June 30, the town of Lytton was evacuated due to a fire that destroyed most buildings and grew to over 300 square miles (780 km 2) [11] [12] and sent people fleeing for their lives.
2024 Canadian wildfires
Lytton wildfire - Wikipedia ... Lytton wildfire
REVELSTOKE, British Columbia (Reuters) -Canada is sending the military to tackle fast-spreading wildfires in British Columbia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday, as the western province ...
A total of 2,115 wildfires burned 1,351,314 hectares (3,339,170 acres) of land in 2018 as of November 9. [ 9] As of August 28, initial estimates put 2018 as the largest burn-area in a British Columbia wildfire season, [ 1] surpassing the historic 2017 wildfire season (1,216,053 total hectares). [ 10] The total land burned in 2018 represented ...
Powell River, British Columbia
2018 British Columbia wildfires: British Columbia British Columbia: summer 2018: 50+ [35] 1,298,454 hectares (3,208,550 acres) Initial estimates put 2018 as the largest total burn-area in any British Columbia wildfire season, surpassing the 2017 wildfire season. [36] 2019 Alberta wildfires: Northwestern and Central Alberta Alberta: Mar–Dec ...
Area. • Total. 3,500 hectares (8,600 acres) Burns Bog is an ombrotrophic peat bog located in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest raised peat bog and the largest undeveloped urban land mass on the West Coast of the Americas. [1] Burns Bog was originally 4,000–4,900 hectares (9,900–12,100 acres) before development.