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Originally Posted by Lubicon
Ironically that might make things worse in some cases. A few years ago BC had a very wet spring coming off a high snowpack. Then a very hot summer. The result was everything grew like mad early in the year and then provided a lot of extra fuel for wildfires when it dried out.
But rain in June is not a bad thing generally.
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Certainly looks possible in the Okanagan. Couldn't believe how green the hills were the last few weeks and how lush and long all the grasses were. Trails that were usually several feet wide and sandy were actually just narrow paths between long grasses and soft earth. So much fuel has been generated for grass fires, and it only takes a couple of days of scorching weather for the earth to be sandy again and everything growing in it to dry out like hay.
Hopefully we don't see more fires as a result. I spent time in September last year moving valuables out of my parents' place up there to safety and sitting up at night watching massive trees candlestick and explode on the ridge opposite their home. Would be great to have a year without facing that kind of concern again.