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The process behind cancelling sailings due to weather is a high-stakes calculation that involves a high-tech nerve centre, a 28-year navy veteran and a strict mathematical matrix designed to survive the volatile waters of the Salish Sea.

It all happens in the B.C. Ferries Operations and Security Centre, which is run by Jason Boyd. He's not your average transit manager. He spent 28 years in the Royal Canadian Navy commanding a warship and running a military base before taking the helm of the command centre.

The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) will rescind a campfire ban that was in effect across B.C.'s South Coast since last Thursday, saying current and forecasted weather conditions have meant wildfire risk has reduced.

In a statement, Blouin said the change is due to evolving defence modernization priorities and military priorities. He said this shift includes the divestment of the legacy artillery systems that are used to manage Rogers Pass.

"We need something that can function in low light, poor weather conditions, and it can sort of withstand our West Coast weather," James said.

One 2023 study estimated that generating between 10 and 50 medium-sized responses with AI chatbot ChatGPT used half a litre of water, while a separate study by the International Energy Agency, estimated data centres used 140 billion litres of water globally just for cooling in 2023.

Warm weather across British Columbia has driven electricity demand to the highest level ever seen in May.

B.C. Hydro said residents using fans and air conditioners pushed demand to about 7,600 megawatts.

The record demand comes as temperature records continue to fall across B.C. as unseasonably warm weather persists, including in Vancouver, where a mark set more than 100 years ago was broken.

The situation was compounded by above-average temperatures — up to 1.5 C higher than normal, the bulletin says — which accelerated snowmelt, leaving the snowpack thin.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/64670065

Police say a motorcyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a B.C. crash near the Surrey-Delta border Saturday afternoon left a motorcycle dangling from a traffic light above a busy intersection.

cross-posted from: /c/BritishColumbia

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Police say a motorcyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a B.C. crash near the Surrey-Delta border Saturday afternoon left a motorcycle dangling from a traffic light above a busy intersection.

Michael Unger, director of programming at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver, said while he didn't see the shape himself, based on video it didn't appear to be a natural occurrence such as a meteor or cloud cover.