Chronic drought is stressing some trees — such as water-loving cedars — to the point that they’re much more vulnerable during extreme weather.
This story is part of a series exploring the wide-ranging impacts of persistent drought conditions and climate change seen across the province in recent years.
“Certainly with the changing climate, the drought conditions are severe,” said B.C. Hydro spokesman Ted Olynyk. Drought damages trees, leaving them susceptible to wind, which can send them onto electrical infrastructure. The “atmospheric river” and flooding in November 2021, meanwhile, led to 217,000 households losing power, and caused highway damage on the Island, Lower Mainland and up to the Cache Creek area and east to Princeton.
Now the pre-inflation annual budget for fiscal years 2023 to 2025 is projected to be in the $75-million to $90-million range, he said.
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