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> It took, like, a whole 15 minutes from the first sign of smoke to, all of a sudden, there being fire everywhere "There are currently 67 fires burning in Brit
by pvaldes 5y ago
> It took, like, a whole 15 minutes from the first sign of smoke to, all of a sudden, there being fire everywhere
"There are currently 67 fires burning in British Columbia and 44 of those have begun in the last 2 days, according to the B.C. Wildfire Dashboard. To date, the province has experienced 450 fires this year"
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/01/americas/canada-town-evacuation-extreme-heat/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/01/americas/canada-town-evac...
Looks pretty much like arsonism to me. Is a possibility that they shouldn't discard still.
Intentional or not, to have a wildfire must be a spark source somewhere. 450 sparks in this case. Discarded bottles acting as lenses, gas spilled from a car crash, cigarettes... something.
- Kluny 5y agoThe most common cause is thunderstorms.
- pvaldes 5y agoSometimes yes, you are right, but this depend on the area. I remember a study from the north of Spain concluding that only around 11% of the wildfires with known cause were by lightning. Most people would guess a much higher percentage if asked. In 2020, some places here experienced a 94% less wildfires than in previous years also. The only variable changing was humans. Everybody at home by covid19 = no wildfires. To fellow Canadians with better direct experience here, are this hot waves being coupled with heavy (or dry) storms?