Alberta to test new wildfire-fighting technology this season for about $4.3M
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Posted: May 24, 2021 6:30 AM MT | Last Updated: May 24
A helicopter battles a wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alta., on May 4, 2016.(Jason Franson/The Canadian Press)
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VANCOUVER Wildfire conditions are cause for concern this year as parts of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and British Columbia report either significant drought or record low rainfall between January and April,
experts say.
However, the severity of the wildfire season will depend on what kind of weather the next few months bring, they say.
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Mike Flannigan, a professor of wildland fire at the University of Alberta, said May is the busiest month for wildfires in Alberta, and June and July for the rest of Canada except for B.C. where it is August.
Dry spring can create wildfire trouble for Western Canada: experts
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A forest fire burns late into the evening northeast of Prince Albert, Sask., on Monday, May 17, 2021. Fire conditions for Western Canada are a concern as the summer approaches, but everything depends on what kind of weather the next few months bring, experts say. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis
VANCOUVER – Wildfire conditions are cause for concern this year as parts of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and British Columbia report either significant drought or record low rainfall between January and April,experts say.
However, the severity of the wildfire season will depend on what kind of weather the next few months bring, they say.
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A forest fire burns late into the evening northeast of Prince Albert, Sask., on Monday, May 17, 2021. Fire conditions for Western Canada are a concern as the summer approaches, but everything depends on what kind of weather the next few months bring, experts say. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis May 22, 2021 - 1:00 AM
VANCOUVER - Wildfire conditions are cause for concern this year as parts of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and British Columbia report either significant drought or record low rainfall between January and April,experts say.
However, the severity of the wildfire season will depend on what kind of weather the next few months bring, they say.