Wildfire seasons, amplified by climate change, are getting hotter, longer, and drier, and Canada’s resources are buckling under the weight of the number and scale. In the last three years, Canada has spent more days at National Preparedness Level (NPL) five—the highest, meaning domestic resources are maxed out—than in the combined years of the decade before.

A decade ago, destructive fire seasons were seen as flukes—until 2023, the worst fire season in Canada’s history. That year was followed by two more extreme fire seasons. All told, 8 percent of Canada’s forests have burned in the last three years, which works out to be about 4 million hectares a year—four times the rate in the 1970s.

This summer, with the combination of a “Super El Niño” and persistent drought on Canada’s West and East Coasts, scientists are predicting high intensity wildfires across the country—and particularly in the west.

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[–] Soup@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

Easy: We keep spending more and more money on fossil fuels, we fight renewable energy projects, and our fascist-ass PM just told everyone that we’re gunna have more emissions now for “economic development” that the average Canadian isn’t going to feel the effects of.

But don’t worry, the LPC released a survey where you the only question is “which of our projects are your favourite?” while listing a bunch of shit that’s dubious at best. It’s less of a survey and more of a propaganda piece. Conservatives and the rich they serve can afford the extra AC and to move and whatever else so they don’t give a shit avout what you think.