Over the past six weeks, hundreds ofout-of-control wildfireshave spread across Canada, causing mass evacuations and burning through millions of acres. While theCanada wildfire seasonruns from May through October, such destruction this early in the 2023 season is rare. The first six weeks put it...
The thick smoke and haze thatturned the New York City skyline orangein early June and brought some of the worst air quality levels the country has seen in decades was spawned by a series of wildfires burning in Canada. The fires arestill burning, with smoke going on to affect statessuch ...
Canada'swesternprovincesarebeinghithardbywildfires.Albertahasbeenhitespeciallyhard.Heavysmokefromthefireshasspreadfarbeyondtheregion.Albertahasbeenfightingwildfiresforseveralweeks.NearbyBritishColumbiaandSaskatchewanhavealsobeenseriouslyhitbywildfires.Sofar,thewildfiresinAlbertahaveburned8,420squarekilometersofland.Currentl...
Wildfires are spreading fast in Canada — we must strengthen forests for the futuredoi:10.1038/d41586-024-02919-zEnvironmental sciencesForestryScientific communitySocietyAs wildfires become more frequent and severe, efforts to improve the resilience of forests must be grounded in data and led by ...
"We take a large swatch of area in front of the fire's path and remove the possibility of everything that could burn so the fire can snuff itself out," Steeves said. According to the province's dashboard on wildfires, fi...
Canada’s western provinces are being hit hard by wildfires. Alberta has been hit especially hard. Heavy smoke from the fires has spread far beyond the region. Alberta has been fighting wildfires for several weeks. Nearby British Columbia and Saskatchewan have also been seriously hit by wildfires...
The wildfires in Canada have prompted air quality alerts for the Northeastern U.S. and other parts of the country this week. Climate change is expected to worsen air pollution conditions due to changes in rainfall and weather patterns that can increase the amount of pollutants like ozone or pa...
通读全文,尤其是第一段“Dozens of wildfires are burning across Canada in May 2024 and sending unhealthy smoke blowing into the northern US again. At the same time, the southeastern US is getting smoke from Mexico, where drought (干旱) conditions have been fueling fires.(2024年5月,加拿大各地...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Wildfire smoke hasgrayed the skies of many statesseveral times already this summer, prompting some to ask, “Are wildfires getting worse?” Usually, wildfire season in the United States and Canada is in the middle of summer. However, exceptionally dry conditions ...
Numerous wildfires in Canada continue to send smoke over the Great Lakes region and portions of the Northeast, putting some residents at increased risk of respiratory and cardiovascular harm. This year, drought conditions have sparked more than 400 wildfires in Canada and several fires in the United...