Tag: Kelowna (British Columbia)

How Megafires Are Remaking the World

In our Pyrocene age, enormous wildfires aren’t merely damaging ecosystems but transforming them.

October 15, 2023
Canada Revisits Ancient Prevention Tactics to Battle Wildfires

A movement to fight wildfires by making forests more resilient and, in some cases, deliberately setting blazes is gaining ground in Canada.

August 28, 2023
Canadian Officials Condemn Facebook for News Ban as Wildfires Burn

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it was “inconceivable” that the platform had responded to a new licensing law by blocking news links, as the country confronts its worst wildfire season on record.

August 22, 2023
British Columbia Wildfires Leave Dozens of Buildings Burned

The final tally of the damage will be higher, officials said, although no buildings have been destroyed over the past 24 hours as the fires ease.

August 21, 2023
Wildfire in Kelowna, British Columbia, Expected to Leave Lasting Scar

Fire is raging in the suburban fringes of the resort town of Kelowna, British Columbia, as a state of emergency across the province continued.

August 19, 2023