Weather conditions forecast for spring and summer 2024 bring increased risks of wildfires in Canada.
Posted at 11:14 a.m.
Stéphane Blais
The Canadian Press
Trends for the coming weeks and months show that precipitation will be below seasonal norms, federal government officials advised Thursday morning during a technical briefing for the media.
Higher than seasonal temperatures, El Niño and climate change also put authorities on high alert.
Drought conditions have been observed over the past 12 months across the country.
In Quebec, there is a “possibility of above-normal fire activity” in the west of the province during the month of May.
Since the start of the fire season, there have been 737 fires across the country.
Currently, there are 87 active fires, including six in the west of the country, which are out of control.
The west of the country “remains the hotspot,” according to officials from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
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