Environment Fact Sheets: British Columbia's forest fires, 2018
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Released: 2019-05-29
Back-to-back record-setting fire seasons in British Columbia have increased attention on the impacts of forest fires. In 2018, British Columbia experienced its worst fire season on record with 1.35 million hectares burned, following the 1.22 million hectares burned in 2017.
Fires play an important role in forest health, diversity and renewal. However, they also emit greenhouse gases, pose risks to human health and safety, and can cause significant economic impacts and disruptions. New analysis released in Environment Fact Sheets maps the location of the 2018 fires and provides additional information on greenhouse gas emissions, the air quality health index, as well as the populations, industries and ecosystem services potentially affected by forest fires and smoke.
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