'Every drop counts': B.C. prepares for impacts of ongoing drought
The province is entering "unfamiliar territory," as a warm, dry spring gives way to a hot May, warns B.C.'s River Forecast Centre.
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![Side-by-side handout images, shown in infrared, taken by the European Space Agency's Sentinel-2 satellite show the Quesnel River as it meets the Fraser River in Quesnel, B.C., in May 2023, left, compared with May 2024. Side-by-side handout images, shown in infrared, taken by the European Space Agency's Sentinel-2 satellite show the Quesnel River as it meets the Fraser River in Quesnel, B.C., in May 2023, left, compared with May 2024.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7199564.1715289952!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/drought-quesnel.jpg)
The province is entering "unfamiliar territory," as a warm, dry spring gives way to a hot May, warns B.C.'s River Forecast Centre.