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- The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre estimates there are 135 active fires across the country and 39 of those are out of control.
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Thousands of people in western Canada are facing the wrath of wildfires this week amid severe drought. Some six thousand people were told to evacuate Fort McMurray, Alberta, where 90,000...
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Jun 9, 2023 · We're tracking where all the fires are in Canada, how much land has been consumed and how these fires are affecting air quality. The summer of 2023 is shaping up to be the worst wildfire season...
- What Caused Canada's Wildfires?
- Why Are They Still Burning?
- When Will Canadian Wildfires End?
- Smoke Or Heat: Summer 2023 For Many
What makes 2023's wildfire season so remarkable is that the area burned already this year has exceeded the previous record set in 1995, when 7.1 million hectares (17.5 million acres) of land were burned across the entire year. Canada's wildfire season typically runs from May to October, suggesting the situation could grow worse as 2023 progresses. ...
Official figuresshow that the number of wildfires across Canada picked up rapidly from the end of April, and the weekly totals have been increasing since then. In the year to date, there have so far been 3,053 wildfires. "The problem is that, once the fires start, because it's so dry and hot, there's nothing preventing them from becoming wildfires ...
Firefighting efforts alone are unlikely to quell the blazes. Bringing the current swath of wildfires to a halt depends not merely on there being rain, but consistent or heavy rain over an extended period. "Given how much energy these fires have while they burn, it is pretty much impossible for them to stop unless large swaths of heavy rains come th...
Earlier in the week, Cleveland, Ohio, became so engulfed in smoke that the city's skyline disappeared while New York has been subject to an orange haze. Air particle pollution is as of Friday considered at unhealthy levels in parts of Washington D.C., Pittsburgh and Baltimore, as well as many other areas on the East Coast and in the Great Lakes reg...
May 29, 2024 · A rise in zombie fires in Canada is having knock-on effects for the wildfire season. Researchers and fire services are racing to find ways to put out perennial fires.
- Alec Luhn
Aug 19, 2023 · As of Wednesday, there were 1,054 active wildfires in Canada, including 230 in the Northwest Territories and 669 deemed out of control, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire...
Jul 21, 2023 · In Canada, more than 25 million acres of land — an area larger than Portugal — has burned, and the fire season shows no signs of slowing. Here's why many fires are being left to burn.
Jun 9, 2023 · Air Slowly Clears in Eastern U.S., but Canada Remains Engulfed in Flames. Hundreds of wildfires are burning across Canada, displacing tens of thousands of people. In the eastern United States,...