That smoke was carried high in the atmosphere, so there were no air quality concerns for us down here on the ground. Those fires led toair quality warnings in DenverandMinneapolis.
Wildfires are blazing across multiple regions in Canada, with burned areas expanding to 77,000 square kilometers while up to 257 fires are now spiraling out of control.The wildfire smoke now has enveloped many big cities in North America, making the
Fires and Smoke in Manitoba, CanadaEducation
Fires can also be seen near Lillooet, to the north of Lytton. To the south of Lytton, Jean McKay from the Kanaka Bar First Nations community said she and her daughter Deirdre, 22, panicked after the smell of smoke grew stronger and stronger. ...
Smoke from the fires has wafted through northeast U.S. states for weeks now, but it’s only recently been noticeable in most places. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday’s hazy skies “were hard to miss,” and New York City Mayor Eric Adams encouraged residents to limi...
Fort McMurray Residents Evacuated as Fires Threaten Canada Oil Sands Town More Greg Halinda|The Canadian Press via AP Smoke from a wildfire rises in the air as cars line up on a road in Fort McMurray, Alberta, on Tuesday. FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) — The entire population of the Cana...
season will light a fire under Canada’s fire-foolish policymakers, and finally motivate them to take the rational course — fighting fire risk with fire use, rather than pointing to the climate sky gods and calling for appeasement measures that will not affect Canada’s risk of forest fires....
Content continues belowDespite the additional opportunities for beneficial rain, wildfires will still be a major concern during the summer, along with days with smoke and poor air quality as lightning from storms can ignite fires. WATCH: How conditions could impact B.C.'s wildfire sea...
“I don’t remember fires of this scale in the last 10 years,” James said of the Quebec blazes. Smoke from fires in western Canada have been drifting into the United States for weeks. But it’s recent fires in Quebec that have produced the dangerous east coast haze. WHY IS SMOKE REAC...
“Their high spatial resolution imager detects smaller and lower-temperature fires and also provides nighttime fire detection,” NOAA said. The agency said the goal of using all of these satellites and equipmen