Nova Scotia’s record-breaking fires came as a shock in a region known for relatively mild and wet weather. But rather than being an anomaly, they are a sign of things to come for Atlantic Canada, experts say.
Fires outside Halifax destroyed hundreds of homes. It's a warning for what's to come as climate change makes fire-conducive weather conditions more common in Atlantic Canada.
"But instances like last week hit home the fact that it does occur here, and it can occur here in a big way." "We're going to be living with fire and all this smoke in the air now and for many years to come," said Lynn Johnston, forest fire specialist with the federal government's Canadian Forest Service.Less predictable rain
"Because once that fire starts, if it's hot, dry and windy for a week, two weeks or longer, that's really, really, really good weather for fires to burn." Deciduous trees, like maple, birch and beech, have moist leaves and are generally less likely to go up in flames than evergreen trees with cones and needles.
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