Vancouver-Inland parts of British Columbia may experience even more dangerous hot weather, as there are nearly 300 wildfires burning across the province.

according to BC Wildfire Service Dashboard, There were 283 fires burning on Saturday afternoon, and this number steadily increased during the day. Of these fires, 84 occurred in the past 48 hours.

Cariboo area also Three evacuation alerts are issued Due to the wildfire near 100 Mile House on Saturday afternoon.

Doug Lundquist, a meteorologist with Environment Canada in Kamloops, said that new fires are happening throughout the interior.

“We have been surrounded from north to south, all the way to the United States,” Lundquist said, adding that he was concerned about the unusually early start of the fire season.

“Not only did we set record spring droughts in the interior and in many places, but we also experienced unprecedented high temperatures, so we started from a place where wildfires are very difficult,” he said.

It is believed that at least 64% of fires are triggered by lightning, and the dry conditions of the fire exacerbate this situation.

Lundquist said: “In fact, it is too dry, and the precipitation from the clouds usually evaporates before it reaches the ground.” “The whole province is being struck by lightning, which is worrying.”

Hotter weather is also forecast. Kamloops is expected to reach 37 degrees on Tuesday, and the highest temperature in Kelowna is expected to reach 35 degrees next week.

Lundquist said: “We are very close to possibly issuing another high temperature warning, and we may have to issue it in the next one or two days.” “This is completely different from what we saw in June, but I am concerned The thing is that it continues.”

Wildfire smoke problem

As the number of fires increases, so do people’s concerns about air quality.

Jim Mandeville of FirstOnSite Restoration has been working on wildfire restoration for more than 10 years. Mandeville, who is based in Toronto, said that he carried out restoration work in Slave Lake in 2011, Fort McMurray in 2016, and in British Columbia in 2017 and 2018. He plans to return to British Columbia on Monday to assist companies with air purification.

“Next week, we will install, maintain and monitor air purification equipment in businesses from Prince George to the US border,” Mandeville said.

He said that this kind of work has become the “new normal” since the 2017 fire season in British Columbia.

“I am worried every year now,” he said.

The smog is currently contained in the interior, but Lundquist said the wind may push it towards the coast.

“If a system is moving towards us (inside) and the cold front is moving towards us, sometimes the way the pressure mode works is that it draws air from the inside,” he said. “This is what we are looking for to see if the smoke will drift to the shore.”