By Nia Williams (Reuters) -Canada risks another "catastrophic" wildfire season, the federal government said on Wednesday, as it forecasted higher-than-normal spring and summer temperatures across much of the country, boosted by El Nino weather conditio.
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By Nia Williams (Reuters) -Canada risks another "catastrophic" wildfire season, the federal government said on Wednesday, as it forecasted higher-than-normal spring and summer temperatures across much of the country, boosted by El Nino weather conditio.
OTTAWA Persistent drought and months of above-average temperatures have escalated the risk of another record-breaking wildfire season, federal ministers said Wednesday as they warned about the urgent need to address climate change.
The snowpack is averaging 63 per cent of normal across the province as of April 1 the lowest average since 1970. The data comes as the Ottawa warns of a potentially devastating wildfire season.