Thousands of lightning strikes trigger fresh wildfires in western Canada
Smoke rises from wildfire near Quesnel in British Columbia thought to have been started by a lightning strike. Photograph: BC Wildfire Service/ReutersView image in fullscreenSmoke rises from wildfire near Quesnel in British Columbia thought to have been started by a lightning strike. Photograph: BC Wildfire Service/ReutersCanadaThousands of lightning strikes trigger fresh wildfires in western CanadaAt least 90 active blazes in British Columbia in what PM says is one of the country’s most intense seasons on record How dangerous are wildfires and how can we stop them from getting worse?
- ▪Smoke rises from wildfire near Quesnel in British Columbia thought to have been started by a lightning strike.
- ▪Photograph: BC Wildfire Service/ReutersView image in fullscreenSmoke rises from wildfire near Quesnel in British Columbia thought to have been started by a lightning strike.
- ▪Photograph: BC Wildfire Service/ReutersCanadaThousands of lightning strikes trigger fresh wildfires in western CanadaAt least 90 active blazes in British Columbia in what PM says is one of the country’s most intense seasons on record How da
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Smoke rises from wildfire near Quesnel in British Columbia thought to have been started by a lightning strike. Photograph: BC Wildfire Service/ReutersView image in fullscreenSmoke rises from wildfire near Quesnel in British Columbia thought to have been started by a lightning strike. Photograph: BC Wildfire Service/ReutersCanadaThousands of lightning strikes trigger fresh wildfires in western CanadaAt least 90 active blazes in British Columbia in what PM says is one of the country’s most intense seasons on record How dangerous are wildfires and how can we stop them from getting worse? Reuters in Toronto Fri 24 Jul 2026 13.58 EDTLast modified on Fri 24 Jul 2026 14.13 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleFresh wildfires have broken out in western Canada and forests continued to burn in…
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