drought
With climate change, drought are lush green lawns a thing of the past in Kamloops, Okanagan?
Drought risk, tighter water restrictions and increased wildfire risk are just a few reasons why…
Okanagan’s last major drought left food on ground to rot during Great Depression
The Okanagan recorded one of the driest years on record in 2023 and with no…
All drought records for Kelowna, Kamloops set to be broken this year
As of the end of November, this has been the driest year on record in…
Today’s snow is no guarantee it will be a white Christmas in Kamloops, Okanagan
We got varying amounts of snow in Thompson-Okanagan today, Dec. 1 but that doesn’t mean…
Rising temperatures, forecast lightning in Thompson-Okanagan worries wildfire officials
The fear of wildfire this summer is greater in the BC’s northeast, along with parts…
Drought conditions in Okanagan should be dampened by spring rain
Agriculture Canada lists the area of the Okanagan from the south slopes of Kelowna to…
Drought conditions felt in Thompson Okanagan
A moderate drought is being felt from the South Okanagan to the Shuswap while abnormally…
No panic about drought despite very low Okanagan snowpack
While much of B.C. has higher than normal snowpack levels for April 1, the Okanagan…
Fall bear encounters arrive three weeks early thanks to Interior drought
Bears encounters are abundant in the B.C. Interior three weeks ahead of schedule this year…
Drought forces more water restrictions for irrigation users in Thompson-Okanagan
With the southern Interior in a drought, new water restriction orders are in place for…
Okanagan drought killing fish and exposing need for major water management change
Being in a Stage 4 drought is not going to have much impact on humans…
Drought is forcing Kelowna to threaten fines for watering lawns on off days
As the drought deepens in the Okanagan, the City of Kelowna has announced it could…
Okanagan Lake nearing its lowest level in at least 20 years
Okanagan Lake is now only about one centimetre higher than it was at this time…
Drought forces B.C. to ask Kamloops, Okanagan residents to reduce water use by 30%
Residents in the Thompson-Okanagan are being asked by the province to reduce their water consumption…
Thompson-Okanagan in level three drought
The extremely hot and dry conditions in the Thompson-Okanagan means impacts to ecosystems and socio-economic…