Wildfire smoke spread as air quality warnings spread to BC, heat record topl
The advice of air quality is under influence in British Columbia as the smoke of the forest fire continues to give blankets to the province.
The Metro Vancouver issued a new air quality warning for the region on Wednesday, as well as due to the extended part of the Fraser Valley, the smoke of the forest fire.
In a statement, the regional district said that the fog is expected to last for several days, from the Hope of Hope, near the Whistler, in the Caribu region and the south of the border.
Residents are being urged to limit external activity, monitor the symptoms and examine family members and neighbors.
BC Center for Disease Control along with Scientific Director of Environmental Health Services, Dr. Sara Henderson told a news conference that gas and fine particles from wildfire smoke would roam in the metro Vancouver for a few days.
“Although we have a lot to learn about these long -lasting health effects, it is important to understand that if you measures to protect yourself from the smoke of smoke outside, you will also protect your health in the long term,” he said.
Henderson said the forecasts show that it could be smoking in the Fraser Valley in the coming days, and the smoke of the wildfire was highly dynamic.
Once the flames leave the flames, the smoke of the wildfire does not remain the same. As a smoke shed, chemical reactions can make it even more toxic. And as Johana Wagstof reports, scientists are working to tell when and where the health risks are the greatest – to try to make it in future forecasts.
Environment Canada has also issued air quality advice due to smoke for internal and north -east areas. Smoke related to air advice is expected to remain in most places till Friday.
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However, Henderson warned that in some situations additional heat can be more dangerous than smoke.
“If you do not have access to air conditioning, closing doors and windows can lead to overheating in your house. For most people, it is a big risk factor than breathing smoke,” she said.
“So we encourage people to prioritize to remain calm and then prefer to reduce their smoke contact.”
In its latest update, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says that smoke remains in the central regions, which includes the Caribu Fire Center and the southern part of the Prince George Fire Center, while the hedge is given to the Southern BC.
According to BCWS, smoke acts like a blanket or cloud cover and can reduce fire behavior by limiting day temperature in some areas.
Fire Information Officer Mikhail Else, along with wildfire service, said that weeks hot and dry conditions have given up fuel across the province.
By Wednesday morning, 155 wildfires have been burning throughout the province, including 11 new starts in the last 24 hours.
Els told CBC News, “This is going to be a challenging for all firefighters for the next few days.” “These hot and dry conditions are behaving intensely every afternoon, intense fire.”
Cliff Chapman, director of the Provincial Operations for BCWS, said at a news conference that the authorities usually saw the fire behavior less in September.
“In this September, we are looking contrary to such. We are seeing that our fuel is very receptive (to burn),” he said.
He said, “We are more, eg, in August, although we still have a shortage of days as we enter in September,” he said. “So this is one thing that is helping us.”
Else says that Beef Creek Trail Wildfire in Caribu region Withdrawal order On Tuesday, 150 parcel of land and several First Nations Reserve continue to burn aggressively.
The fire has now increased by an estimated 78 square kilometers at a distance of 60 square kilometers on Tuesday night.
Summer warning in place
The environment Canada has also issued a warning warning for nine regions of the province, including the north and central coast, north and south thompson, and inland canon and border areas, including temperature, to reach the mid -30s by Thursday with temperatures, about 18 c with overnight.
According to the Meteorological Agency, the daily maximum high Tuesday climbed up to 40 C in Linton, making the previous record of the community 39.6C in 2022.
A ridge of high pressure has inspired the excessive heat warning and recorded temperature records in British Columbia, with almost a century old. CBC’s Mitchell Ghoussoub report.
Other BC communities that set daily high temperature records included cash creek in the interior where the temperature was 39.3C, as well as Kelona, ​​Princeton and Whistler.
Environment Canada says that the ridge of high pressure “langar” on BC has posed a moderate health risk, especially for seniors, people living alone, children and people with old health conditions.
Southern interior for inland parts of the north and central coast is expected to end the heat warning by Thursday for Friday.
