Jasper wildfire: How did mountain pine beetles play a role?
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Publicado 2024-07-30
The mountain pine beetle has ravaged pine trees across Alberta and British Columbia for the past two decades, boring into bark, drying out needles, and transforming swaths of wilderness from green to rust.
More than 18 million hectares of Canadian forests have been affected “to some degree,” according to Natural Resources Canada.
The mountain pine beetle population dropped after last year’s particularly cold winter in Alberta, but began to rebound in recently warmer temperatures, says Chris Bone, a geography professor at the University of Victoria, who has researched the pine beetle extensively.
Global's Mackenzie Gray reports.
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Todos los comentarios (7)
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you are seriously asking this question ? Jasper wildfire: How did mountain pine beetles play a role? ffs, asking this question 15 years ago would give the same answer today. the law of diminishing averages would dictate there would be a fire of unmanageable proportions.. smh....
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It's not about the millions of hectares of dead trees far from civilization, it's the responsibility to protect cities that must be addressed.
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While the dry dead standing timber is easy to ignite, it is the live burning green trees that are loaded with needles and sap that result in huge temperature increases and are the greatest threat once ignited. Numerous fire breaks created by clear cut logging is the sound management wildfire reduction prescription.
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Increased pine beetle infestation is a direct result of warmer Winters due to global warming and now it is not easy to mange the widespread infestation. Hope the poiliticians in Western Canada open their eyes regarding the impact of carbon emmissions to the environment.
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Should of cut down all taken away
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we just gotta get comfortable with this since our gov's are slow rolling all climate change mitigation efforts.
