Quebec saw nearly 17,400 square miles burned in 2023 wildfires, a record for area burned in the province. A study last year by researchers with the Canadian Forest Service; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Imperial College in London, United Kingdom; the University ...
Wildfires raging across the Canadian Rocky Mountains About 25,000 people were ordered to evacuate Jasper and Jasper National Park, leading to crowded highways as they tried to escape fires that have scorched more than 17,000 acres. 3 months ago ...
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In 2023, Canada experienced a record number of wildfires that caused choking smoke in parts of the U.S. and forced more than 250,000 Canadians to evacuate their communities. There were no civilian casualties, but at least four firefighters died. A smoky haze from the C...
Maine firefighters to assist Canada as wildfires spread ; More than 500,000 acres have burned this spring, and heavy smoke is now wafting into northern Maine.From staff reports
Over the long, hot summer, wildfires wiped out towns and forced the entire city of Yellowknife (population 20,000) to evacuate for three weeks. The federal government has promised the construction of 50 new affordable homes to mitigate some of the destruction. While no other housing market has...
Got back to the lodge before three. I spent some time talking to Madeleine Ernst, the proprietress, about their place. The lease 28 acres from the province on a 25-year lease. When you look around, the trees are very small. But these pines are over 70 years old – there is little ...
making it the largest wildfire in more than 100 years in Jasper National Park.Thousands of visitors and residents fled as flames devastated nearly 40% of the town’s structures. There are currently 135 wildfires burning in the forest protection area of the prov...
More than 20 centuries old, the Great Wall once stretched 3,980miles through China, from Shanhaiguan Pass in the north-eastern province of Hebei to Jiayuguan Pass in the north-western province of Gansu. The wall was originally built to defend China against invasion by northern nomadic tribes. ...