Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
drought
With climate change, drought are lush green lawns a thing of the past in Kamloops, Okanagan?
Drought risk, tighter water restrictions and increased wildfire risk are just a few reasons why…
Okanagan’s last major drought left food on ground to rot during Great Depression
The Okanagan recorded one of the driest years on record in 2023 and with no…
All drought records for Kelowna, Kamloops set to be broken this year
As of the end of November, this has been the driest year on record in…
Today’s snow is no guarantee it will be a white Christmas in Kamloops, Okanagan
We got varying amounts of snow in Thompson-Okanagan today, Dec. 1 but that doesn’t mean…
Rising temperatures, forecast lightning in Thompson-Okanagan worries wildfire officials
The fear of wildfire this summer is greater in the BC’s northeast, along with parts…
Drought conditions in Okanagan should be dampened by spring rain
Agriculture Canada lists the area of the Okanagan from the south slopes of Kelowna to…
Drought conditions felt in Thompson Okanagan
A moderate drought is being felt from the South Okanagan to the Shuswap while abnormally…
No panic about drought despite very low Okanagan snowpack
While much of B.C. has higher than normal snowpack levels for April 1, the Okanagan…
Fall bear encounters arrive three weeks early thanks to Interior drought
Bears encounters are abundant in the B.C. Interior three weeks ahead of schedule this year…
Drought forces more water restrictions for irrigation users in Thompson-Okanagan
With the southern Interior in a drought, new water restriction orders are in place for…
Okanagan drought killing fish and exposing need for major water management change
Being in a Stage 4 drought is not going to have much impact on humans…
Drought is forcing Kelowna to threaten fines for watering lawns on off days
As the drought deepens in the Okanagan, the City of Kelowna has announced it could…
Okanagan Lake nearing its lowest level in at least 20 years
Okanagan Lake is now only about one centimetre higher than it was at this time…
Drought forces B.C. to ask Kamloops, Okanagan residents to reduce water use by 30%
Residents in the Thompson-Okanagan are being asked by the province to reduce their water consumption…
Thompson-Okanagan in level three drought
The extremely hot and dry conditions in the Thompson-Okanagan means impacts to ecosystems and socio-economic…
Drought triggers more watering rules in Okanagan; Kamloops sticks with regular summer restrictions
The Okanagan's three major cities are issuing water restriction notices in the face of the…
More watering restrictions looming as drought starts in the Okanagan
Severe watering restrictions imposed in Summerland during the peak of last week’s heat wave may…
Okanagan Lake well below full pool as spring runoff winds down
The man in charge of the dam on the Penticton river channel that helps control…
Weird weather contributing to likelihood of drought in the Thompson-Okanagan
Kamloops and Okanagan residents are hearing the word “drought” with increasing frequency these days as…
Pressure is on for June to deliver rain in Okanagan, Kamloops
June is going to be an important month weather-wise as Kamloops and the Okanagan continue…
Time for B.C. government to get serious about Okanagan Lake flooding: OBWB
After weeks of collecting letters of support from Okanagan governments, the Okanagan Basin Water Board…
Okanagan city learns what a difference a little bit of rain can make
WEST KELOWNA – A cool dampish July created a unique turnaround for the West Kelowna…
Looking for ways to make droughts more predictable for Okanagan water users
KELOWNA – Predicting summer droughts in the Okanagan could become more accurate if a proposed…
Kelowna’s ponds and marshes enjoying the end of drought
KELOWNA – The water levels in many of Kelowna’s ponds, marshes and low spots have…