British Columbia’s worst fire season has surpassed another record.
The fire damage from the 2023 wildfire season has now burned more than three million hectares. This is more than twice as great as the fire damage from the second-worst season on record.
As of Sept. 29, British Columbia had recorded 2,216 wildfires, destroying more than 3.02 million hectares.
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