Trees are down from a wind storm in Vancouver

Climate Impacts Have Multiple Causes

Why did the late August windstorm in British Columbia’s lower mainland cause record power outages for BC Hydro? There are some clues in this story: “Windstorm shakes the foundation of BC Hydro’s weather prediction system” by Jeff Lee, Vancouver Sun, September 1 The storm came at the end of a severe 3 month drought. Trees were…