A summer forecast warns western wildfires will likely continue to be “a major concern,' with higher-than-normal temperatures expected when the second fire season ramps up in July and peaks in August.
A summer forecast warns western wildfires will likely continue to be “a major concern," with higher-than-normal temperatures expected when the second fire season ramps up in July and peaks in August.
British Columbia is typically dry during these months, even with normal rainfall, he added when reached by phone in Hamilton. He said the biggest driver affecting the forecast is the expectation that global weather patterns are about to rapidly shift from three years of La Niña-driven weather to “a rather significant El Niño event.”
It's a reversal of what we've seen for the past three years with La Niña, which brought cold water to the coast of South America while warm water moved to the west. Scott said lingering effects from La Niña will include periods of hot weather, especially across Western Canada, but conditions elsewhere will be more changeable.
The forecast does not suggest a very active fire season for northern Manitoba and northern Ontario because of below-normal temperatures, although it predicts below-normal precipitation.
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