tl;dr The western provinces of Canada are tracking a higher than usual number of peat fires that they expect will “kick start” a new round of forest fires in t

tl;dr The western provinces of Canada are tracking a higher than usual number of peat fires that they expect will “kick start” a new round of forest fires in the spring. British Columbia: 106 peat fires (typical average ~10) Alberta: 57 (average ~6)