An out-of-control fire exhibiting "extreme fire behavior" is threatening to overrun a small Canadian community as the country's wildfire season explodes to early life for the second consecutive year.

The Parker Lake Fire in northeastern British Columbia more than tripled in size over the weekend to 13,000 acres and is now on the doorstep of the small community of Fort Nelson. Gusty winds are expected to push the fire toward the community through the day Monday.

Extremely dry conditions and winds gusting up to 25 mph are driving the fire, but the seeds of fire activity were sown over the winter and in past years as the world continues to warm because of human-driven climate change.

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📸: Jason Franson/The Canadian Press/AP