Are spring wildfires the new normal?

Are spring wildfires the new normal?

May 14, 2019 8:34 am MST.

A state of emergency and evacuation order has already been issued in one part of B.C., and it's only May. As Travis Prasad reports, fire officials say a dry spring means intense wildfires.

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