© BC Wildfire ServiceSmoke from the Sailor Bar wildfire is seen in this handout photo, north of Yale, B.C., on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025.
The BC Wildfire Service says about 140 wildfires were burning across the province as of Sunday morning, a sharp rise from the 68 last Wednesday.
The wildfire service says more than 75 per cent of the active blazes were caused by lightning.
The service's latest situational report says nearly 4,400 lightning strikes were recorded across B.C. on Friday and Saturday, mostly in the Cariboo and Coastal regions.
The Cariboo Regional District has issued an evacuation order for more than 62 square kilometres of land near the Tsetzi Lake area due to an out-of-control wildfire.
Comment: An ice age is on the way, no matter what the Greens spin. The only questions are for how deep, and how long?