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British Columbia Wildfire Update
This year’s forest inferno in British Columbia is being mirrored on every continent, according to the new study examining the mechanics of tree death. Each successive fire and the carbon released leads to more drought, crippling the ability of forests to absorb and sequester carbon, said David Galvez, a former researcher at the University of…
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British Columbia Wildfires 2017
INITIALLY PUBLISHED IN Madison’s Lumber Reporter July 14, 2017: Weather experts in western Canada have deemed wildfire season in British Columbia this year as “hazard index high” explained wildfire ecologist Robert Gray to Madison’s Thursday in a phone interview. The weather service expects this hot, dry weather pattern will likely hold for 10 – 12…
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Chile Devastating Wild Fires
A series of fast-spreading fires, mostly in Chile’s central region, are being fanned by strong winds, high temperatures and a prolonged drought. One town, Santa Olga, has been destroyed by the blaze, said the BBC Friday. Epic Wildfires, Chile A prolonged drought and high temperatures have worsened the Chile blazes, which have so far destroyed…
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Lumber News Archives: August 2013
BC Lumber Exports to India ; Canadian Housing Starts ; North American Hardwood Lumber Exports ; HMI Index Soars in 2Q ; Wildfires US Forest Service “Healthy Forests Act ; Madison’s Timber Preview ; Short-Term Timber Forecast : Japan; 2Q Financial Results ; US Pending Home Sales, Prices Residential and Non-Residential Construction and Spending ;…
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Lumber News Archives: May 2013
Forestry Week, Vancouver ; Madison’s Timber Preview ; US Housing Starts ; British Columbia Floods ; Sawmill Fire, Forestry Worker Fatality ; Interfor Buys . . . ; Biomass Fuel Study ; North American Wildfires ; Canada Housing Starts ; Housing Starts, Japan; Ontario Wood Pellet Plant ; Quarterly Earnings;Hardwood Plywood Imports From China ;…
