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Re:The USDA's gardening zones shifted, this map shows you wh... by adra on Monday May 13, 2024 @12:19PM (#40344974)
BC wine industry in some areas purportedly had a crop loss of something like 90% by some estimates. With a 3 year turn around to re-establish the plants, and a very smoke tainted 2021, their industry is certainly in a trouble spot. Let's see if they have enough reserves to sell to get them past this disaster.
Re:The USDA's gardening zones shifted, this map shows you wh... by red-iron-pine on Monday May 13, 2024 @06:43PM (#40349430)
not just smoke tainted, a small bit of Kelowna (the heart of BC wine country) straight up burned down last year

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mcdougall-cr...

the whole area is actually surprisingly dry in terms of rain due to being in the rain shadow of the mountain. the lakes nearby make it tolerable, but even a small shift in climate patterns will turn the area into a near-desert.