The summer that climate heating metastasized

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Open this photo in gallery: An evacuation order for more than 700 properties was issued for the Town of Osoyoos after an out-of-control wildfire crossed into British Columbia from Washington. The Eagle Bluff wildfire is seen burning from Anarchist Mountain, outside of Osoyoos, on July 29.Michelle Genberg/The Canadian Press Remember the summer and fall of 2021? The people of British Columbia sure do. That was the year when three disasters linked to climate change rolled over the province like a well-orchestrated military campaign. First came the heat dome, a blister of extreme temperatures that settled over the Vancouver area and...