Warm and dry conditions have sparked wildfires in nearly every Canadian province and territory, putting the country on track for its worst wildfire season on record. Here's a look at the wildfire smoke situation in photos.MORE PHOTOS: Canadian wildfire smoke hits the U.S.V...
Smoke from wildfires burning in Canada has blanketed parts of the U.S. East Coast for more than a day now, bringing with it hazardous conditions. Nanoparticles in the smoke could be damaging to the lungs and cardiovascular system. Lilia Luciano has the latest.Jun 8, 2023 ...
During Alberta’s 2022 wildfire season from March 1 to Oct. 31, there were 1,246 wildfires recorded across the province, which burnt 130,858 hectares of land. At least 61 per cent of those were caused by people.
In 2023, wildfires burned 15 million hectares in Canada, more than doubling the previous record. These wildfires caused a record number of evacuations, unprecedented air quality impacts across Canada and the northeastern United States, and substantial st
governments need to take a more proactive approach at combating the root causes of growing wildfires. Jun 27, 2023, 3:24 PM Chicago air quality hits 'very unhealthy' category as Canadian wildfire smoke infiltrates Midwest Canadian wildfire smoke is infiltrating the Midwest on Tuesday, and ...
2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 all rank in the top 10 yearsbased on insurance claims, exceeded only by the2016 Fort McMurray wildfires, the2013 flooding in Calgary, Alta.,andToronto, Ont., and the1998 Quebec ice storm. From 1983 to ...
Canadians face varied climate change impacts. They have already experienced extreme weather including costly wildfires, droughts, and floods. Several Canadian sub-populations, including its Indigenous Peoples (amongst them Arctic-dwellers), are particularly vulnerable, facing potentially cataclysmic destruction...
Smoke from wildfires in British Columbia and Alberta blanket the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada July 24, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/Todd Korol) (JTA) — After Canadian tax authorities revoked the charitable status of the Ne’eman Foundation in August, the organization, which distri...
The future will thus be punctuated by ever-more-life-threatening storms, floods, heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, and other extreme weather disasters. These calamities will be difficult enough to deal with. However, people will also contend with escalating breakdowns to the ecological, social...
Firefighters struggle to contain a wildfire outside Lytton, B.C. on July 14, 2022. (Supplied by Daniel Mundall) Content continues below When it comes to new construction, it commits the country to new guidelines and standards, esp...