Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the whole town is on fire'

Re:Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the who... by gentleman11 on Thursday July 01, 2021 @01:17AM (#27696462)

When I look up pictures of Arizona I see cacti and deserts. Lytton is hot but it’s a lot of forests and lakes. Would an equivalent be Arizona getting a severe Canadian winter with 1-2 weeks of -40 ?

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Re:Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the who... by retrac on Thursday July 01, 2021 @02:31AM (#27696815)

Maybe not quite that extreme. Something like a few days or a week with highs like 32 - 38 °C is not that unusual in much of southern Canada, including that part of BC. Still a solid ten degrees hotter than what would be considered very hot normally.

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Re:Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the who... by mnouquet on Thursday July 01, 2021 @01:36AM (#27696540)

Southern BC is very much a desert and barely sees any snow in winter, yet negative temperature.

Source: I have family in Osoyoos.

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Re:Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the who... by elevenoh on Thursday July 01, 2021 @01:46AM (#27696605)

Southern BC just barely qualifies as a desert (9.8" of annual rain in Osoyoos vs. 10" to qualify as a desert) ;)

But yeah Osoyoos is wildly similar in architecture/vibe to parts of AZ/NM.

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Re:Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the who... by Teever on Thursday July 01, 2021 @03:33AM (#27697102)

> Southern BC just barely qualifies as a desert

Give it a decade or two?

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Re:Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the who... by hollerith on Thursday July 01, 2021 @02:55AM (#27696937)

Southern BC leeward of the mountains, that is.

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