El Nino

• What causes most wildfires in Canada, and why we’re ‘primed’ for a lot more

  Though it is not yet determined what caused a number of this year's earlier-than-usual and more widespread wildfires, there are two common reasons wildfires begin.

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• Oceans’ sudden temperature spike stumps and alarms scientists

  Record-breaking ocean temperatures this month could be the first in many heat records to shatter, scientists say.

  Environment

  Apr 27
  
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• As El Nino threatens a hot 2023, Europe is bracing for impacts and shattering records

  As Spain braces for temperatures as high as 40C, France has announced it will begin its annual wildfire-fighting efforts a month earlier than usual.

  Environment

  Apr 27
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• Chance of drought looms with rainfall well below average in parts of B.C.

  Last year's dry fall remains a concern for the BC Wildfire Service, which has recorded 40 fires so far this spring.

  Environment

  Apr 24
• World may face record heat this year as El Nino returns

  During El Nino, winds blowing west along the equator slow down, and warm water is pushed east, creating warmer surface ocean temperatures.

  World

  Apr 20
• B.C. weather: Warmer summer projected with return of El Nino this year

  Equatorial waters, and how warm or cold they are, have a profound effect on western Canada.

  Weather

  Jan 25
• Snowpack levels in B.C. above normal, except Okanagan: River Forecast Centre

  Snowpack levels across B.C. are 115 per cent of normal. The data ranges from 84 per cent in the Okanagan to 140 per cent in the Upper Columbia.

  Weather

  Jan 12, 2022
• Will Canada see a repeat record-setting heat wave in summer 2022?

  Climate experts say it’s hard to clearly predict what will happen next summer, but there are lessons to be learnt from this year’s extreme weather events.

  Weather

  Oct 6, 2021
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• ‘Follow the forecast week by week’: B.C.’s weather outlook for fall and winter

  The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls for a 70- to 80-per-cent chance that B.C. will experience La Niña conditions.

  Weather

  Sep 14, 2021
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• Heading into a La Niña winter, what does that mean for Alberta?

  Good news for powder hunters and ice climbers: La Niña conditions will bring a snowy and cold winter to much of Alberta, and it could last into the spring.

  Weather

  Dec 2, 2020