{"id":15246743,"date":"2026-08-08T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/b-c-wildfires-likely-to-persist-well-into-fall-scientist-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:33:37","slug":"b-c-wildfires-likely-to-persist-well-into-fall-scientist-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/b-c-wildfires-likely-to-persist-well-into-fall-scientist-says\/","title":{"rendered":"B.C. wildfires likely to persist well into fall, scientist says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/f2f1eeaf-c2e4-43e9-ac70-348c8b302fd9,1786138378801\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C582%2C6500%2C3656%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29\" alt=\"a silhouette of two people watching a fire burn across a lake\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" title=\"People in Lake Country, B.C., watch as the Quilpituk Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside across Okanagan Lake, near Fintry, on Aug. 3, 2026.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As evacuees throughout B.C. remain out of their homes after weeks of wildfires threatening their communities \u2014 some grappling with the destruction of their properties \u2014 wildfire scientist Mike Flannigan says the 2026 fire season this year is likely to extend into September and possibly beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/wildfire-season-into-fall-bc-9.7300222?cmp=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News Edmonton \u2013 CBC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As evacuees throughout B.C. remain out of their homes after weeks of wildfires threatening their communities \u2014 some grappling with the destruction of their properties \u2014 wildfire scientist Mike Flannigan says the 2026 fire season this year is likely 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