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Re:Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the who... by refurb on Thursday July 01, 2021 @01:09AM (#27696423)
BC has a history of massive forest fires every summer.
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Re:Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the who... by mnouquet on Thursday July 01, 2021 @01:22AM (#27696480)
2020: 347,104 hectares

2019: 21,138 hectares

2018: 1,354,284 hectares

2017: over 1.2 million hectares

2016: 91,817 hectares

2015: no global summary

2014: 360,000 hectares

Source: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/ab...

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Re:Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the who... by swader999 on Thursday July 01, 2021 @02:53AM (#27696922)
2017 and 2018 were exceptional but the trend going back decades is less hectares burned every decade. This is true world wide.

I've planted six hundred hectares myself to give you perspective, these burns are easily replanted where desirable.

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