Posted on Jul 5, 2021
Canada Battles More Than 180 Wildfires With Hundreds Dead In Heat Wave
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Emergency responders in Canada are currently battling more than 180 wildfires in British Columbia amid an intense heat wave that has left hundreds dead in the Pacific Northwest.
About 70% of the active fires were likely caused by lightning strikes, according to the British Columbia Wildfire Service's dashboard. Chris Vagasky, a meteorologist with the company Vaisala, says a lightning detection network uncovered more than 700,000 lightning strikes in the area between June 30 and July 1.
Emergency responders in Canada are currently battling more than 180 wildfires in British Columbia amid an intense heat wave that has left hundreds dead in the Pacific Northwest.
About 70% of the active fires were likely caused by lightning strikes, according to the British Columbia Wildfire Service's dashboard. Chris Vagasky, a meteorologist with the company Vaisala, says a lightning detection network uncovered more than 700,000 lightning strikes in the area between June 30 and July 1.
Canada Battles More Than 180 Wildfires With Hundreds Dead In Heat Wave
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So far, the smoke has not come into Alberta The Province right next door. I have had it so bad one summer that you almost needed headlights because the sun was obscured so much by the orange clouds. The place also smelled like smoke. Luckily, so far, this has not happened. This is a Google map showing part of Alberta and part of British Columbia. As you can see, the Rocky mountains are in both provinces.
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