For Alberta, 2024 has seen a much later wildfire season than last year, but there are more blazes currently that are considered out of control. As of Aug. 1, 2023, only two wildfires were out of control, but it curre...
The total area of land burned by wildfires from the start of the 2023 season in Canada compared to the ten-year average. natural resources canada , cc by-nc-ndWhat's causing the fires? A particularly warm and dry spring across much of Canada has set the sc...
"The situation is evolving rapidly," British Columbia's emergency management minister Bowninn Ma warned Monday, as officials said there were 130 active wildfires burning, 14 of them deemed out of control. Thousands more people got evacuation orders Tuesday as strong winds pushed a raging fire clos...
Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair holds a press conference in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, June 12, 2023, to give an update on the wildfires. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick In The News is a roundup of stor...
MONTREAL — The techniques used to put out the wildfires that are burning across Canada vary somewhat depending on geography, but ultimately they depend on people on the ground with hoses and shovels digging out hot spots one by one, experts say.
B.C. and the Yukon spoke about wildfires; the metro chiefs’ perspective expanded on this with concern of the extreme weather events and municipal FDs not being equipped and trained to respond, these events also being tiring to crews and damaging to equipment. P.E.I. brought up issues aroun...
CANADA'S WILDFIRES: VisitThe Weather Network's wildfire hubto keep up with the latest on the active start to wildfire season across Canada. Sajjan didn't rule it out, but said Ottawa is already committed to...
Canada’s British Columbia declares state of emergency due to wildfires ‘The situation is unpredictable right now and there are certainly difficult days ahead,’ premier David Eby said Sat Aug 19 2023 - 08:03 Yellowknife: fire crews battle to save Canadian city ...
"If you're in a drought situation, you're likely not going to be seeing as many thunderstorms and, therefore, not as many tornadoes," Sills said. Content continues belowThose dry conditions have led to wildfires. Smoke and a lack of moisture snuff o...
However, the current air quality issues are coming from out-of-control wildfires in Quebec and Ottawa, Canada. There are also wildfires breaking out in at least six U.S. states, including Missouri, Kansas and New Mexico, but these do not appear to be involved in the air quality crisis. ...