In our Pyrocene age, enormous wildfires aren’t merely damaging ecosystems but transforming them.
Tag: Kelowna (British Columbia)
Canada Revisits Ancient Prevention Tactics to Battle Wildfires
A movement to fight wildfires by making forests more resilient and, in some cases, deliberately setting blazes is gaining ground in Canada.
Canadian Officials Condemn Facebook for News Ban as Wildfires Burn
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it was “inconceivable” that the platform had responded to a new licensing law by blocking news links, as the country confronts its worst wildfire season on record.
British Columbia Wildfires Leave Dozens of Buildings Burned
The final tally of the damage will be higher, officials said, although no buildings have been destroyed over the past 24 hours as the fires ease.
Wildfire in Kelowna, British Columbia, Expected to Leave Lasting Scar
Fire is raging in the suburban fringes of the resort town of Kelowna, British Columbia, as a state of emergency across the province continued.
Canada Wildfires Force Evacuations in Yellowknife and Kelowna
The emergency order was issued late Friday as wildfires threatened Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories, and Kelowna, in British Columbia.
British Columbia Bus Crash Leaves 4 Dead and Dozens Injured
The authorities said an investigation was continuing but that “it is believed that extremely icy road conditions” caused the bus to roll over.
Several Die as Construction Crane Collapses in British Columbia
The police in Kelowna said that the accident, which occurred as the crane was being dismantled, caused multiple fatalities at a condo construction site.