Forest fires in British Columbia worst ever this summer

Forest fires in the western part of British Columbia have far exceeded the damage that occurred last year.

The forest fire season of 2018 officially became the most serious in the province on August 29 and burned 13 thousand square kilometers.

Kevin Skrepnek, British Columbia's highest fire information director at Wildfire Services, participated in a Facebook interview with CBC meteorologist Joanna Wagstaffe on Tuesday.

Since April 1 he said that more than 2,000 forest fires have occurred, most of which is due to strikes.

Wagstaffe pointed out that another result of climate change, the disaster prevention strike, has also increased significantly, and the summer strike this year has increased from 10% to 15% over the past 10 years.

Skrepnek said that dry thunder is particularly worried. He said that more than 4,500 people, including teams in Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Washington State, are fighting the fire.

He said that under 53 highway 16 corridors between Prince George and Smithers, more than 535 fire occurred still in central British Columbia, most fire occurred.

Today, Skrepnek says the weather is more raining, which will help alleviate some of the challenges.

In the summer, forest fires occurred in the northern hemisphere countries, fire occurred in two large forest areas in Canada, British Columbia, Ontario's central state.

Bonfires, cigarettes, flares and even car accidents are the way people accidentally make a fire.

Perhaps the most worrying thing is that people are believed to be responsible for up to 400 forest fires in British Columbia.

Bonfires, cigarettes, flares and even car accidents are the way people accidentally make a fire.

B.C.fire Information Officer Ryan Turcot said that many people have not gotten the news yet, their actions may play a role in starting these fires

Robert Gray, a fire ecologist at Chilliwack, British Columbia, said the summer wildfire emergency in 2017 and 2018 is not expected to last decades.

"I think we will be in an average situation in 2050 and we are beginning to see these situations appear more sooner," Grey told Bethany Lindsay of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

In 2014, the states of British Columbia and Northwest Territories were particularly affected by forest fires. In British Columbia, 1,455 fire caused 368,785 hectares of forest to be destroyed. In the Northwest Territory, the fire season starts in May and lasts until September. Even in this state alone, 3.8 million hectares of forests were destroyed by 385 fires, including a fire spreading 150 meters per minute. A fire of 2 million hectares can be prevented, but a fire of 1.4 million hectares should completely suppress the forest fires and protect the community and infrastructure.

The fire season in 2015 was quieter than the previous year. As of mid September, 6,765 fire destroyed less than 4 million hectares of forest. Most fires occurred in British Columbia (1,819) and Alberta (1,698). The most affected areas in Saskatchewan province are 1,777,488 hectares, of which the controlled combustion area exceeds 1 million hectares and the remaining 700,000 hectares of fire must be restrained. Difference In the national average the lightning struck caused 35% of the forest fire, which accounted for 85% of the burned area 72 Lightning strikes are the most common cause of widespread remote forests in northern Canada, You may not be able to control spreading. Artificial fires usually occur in well-developed forests and require rapid intervention to prevent their spread. Therefore, about half of the burned-out area is located in remote areas.

Drought, high temperature, insect attacks can cause serious forest fires. In 2004, Alaska spent the warmest third dry summer, the same amount of fire as in Maryland provoked the worst year fire. Overall, over the past three decades, the North Arctic region has doubled due to wild fires. In Russia, in the 1990s the forest area has doubled every year compared to the past 20 years. • Sea level rise Sea level rise is one of the most notable effects of global warming. In the 20th century, the sea level around the world increased by an average of 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 cm), which is ten times the average speed in the past 3,000 years. If the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica collapse, this rise may continue or further accelerate, causing catastrophic growth of several meters.