B.C.'s spring fire season hinges on crucial June rains
One of Canada's leading wildfire experts says the dice are loaded for an active spring in B.C.'s Interior, but this year’s wildfire season will likely all come down to one thing — how much rain falls in June.It was the worst fire season on record in the province, and Thompson Rivers University wildfire researcher and expert Mike Flannigan, who is also a B.C.
“If we get the June rains in the interior here, our fire season may not be so bad. If we don't get the June rains, yeah, we could be in for another bad, active fire season.” “They’re much more efficient during a period of drought, like we had last year and like we're starting the season this year,” Flannigan said.
“The concern is July, August primarily and we have to wait to see what the day-to-day weather brings and how much lightning we see,” he said. “Then spring comes, the snow melts, it's warm, dry and windy, and the fire can wake up,” Flannigan said.
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