people with heart disease, older adults, children, those who are pregnant and people who work outdoors are at a higher risk of experiencing health effects from wildfire smoke. They recommended people who spend time outdoors wear a mask to reduce exposure to fire particles in the smoke. ...
"Individuals at elevated risk of heat-related illnesses are also at risk of health effects from wildfire smoke exposure and should be advised to stay in air-conditioned places as much as possible," the organization writes. Tweet may have been deleted Why are the wildfires so out of control...
Thethreat from a wildfire near Canada’soil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, appeared to be easing on Wednesday, a day after it forced thousands of residents to evacuate and stirred memories of a damaging blaze nearly a decade earlier. Favorable winds were expected to push the fire away ...
1 - Nunavut is 25 years old today. Akeeagok says the anniversary reminds him that his job is both a privilege and an immense responsibility. The creation of Canada’s newest territory on April 1, 1999, was part of a historic land claim settlement. It was also the first major change to...
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‘Real threat to city’: Yellowknife in Canada evacuated as wildfire nears Trudeau convenes meeting of incident response group as Canada deals with worst ever wildlife season Thu Aug 17 2023 - 18:45 Fayne: Sprawling Gothic tale of power, land and loss Ann-Marie MacDonald’s period-detail-...
Canada's first climate adaptation strategy, unveiled today, commits the federal government to new targets for preventing extreme heat deaths, reversing species loss and protecting homes in flood- and wildfire-prone areas. Environment and C...
Similarly, a victim of a wildfire in Australia explains that it “totally changed everything about our place, not just the inside, not just the house, not just our stuff, but all our history.” Our identity is intertwined with our community and projects, and these are rooted in place, so...
The Canadian wine industry is concentrated in Ontario and British Columbia and has not been immune to the economic problems (declining demand) and natural crises (widespread wildfire damage in British Columbia) that face winegrowers all over the world. Significantly, they have decided that they need...
Sophia Killawee can recall the first time she saw the effects of climate change. It was a few years back at summer camp. Her bunk had a skylight over it and, one morning she woke up and saw the sky had turned orange from wildfire smoke. Later, ash...