It's the middle of the winter, and there are still 149 active wildfires burning across Canada, including 92 in British Columbia, 56 in the western province of Alberta, and one in New Brunswick,according to the CIFFC, which classifies two of the blazes as out of control. "Zombie fires,"...
SEE ALSO: After an epic year of wildfires, Canada's air isn't as clean as it used to be The change is attributed to the enormous loss of tree cover last year in Canada. Canada's wildfire season was the worst on record, wit...
Meanwhile, Canada's long-term warming trend presents worrying signs for the upcoming wildfire season and the impact it will have on public health, Flannigan warns. "We're going to see a lot more fire in the landscape, which means a lot more smoke." Wildfires are no longer a "rural prob...
Canada is dealing with the most intense wildfire season on record as hundreds of fires still rage across the country. There are 883 wildfires active across the country as of Thursday, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Of those, 544 are burning out of control, while 135...
Every politician externalizes failure, but there is not a single acknowledgement in either interview that he has ever made a mistake or had to alter course. As to what’s causing the problems, Trudeau credits “the hangover from COVID,”“wildfires,”“global inflation” and “wars.” ...
Canada's wildfire seasontypically runs from May through October. The country is home to about 9% of the world's forests. In 2023, Canada witnessed a record number of wildfires that also caused choking smoke in parts of the U.S. and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate across ...
The objective of this project is to demonstrate the potential of deep learning in predicting wildfires across Canada. The model developed here serves as a proof of concept and is not yet fully optimized, its goal is to offer valuable insights into how advanced machine learning techniques can be...
Areas of the U.S. and Canada are under air quality alerts amid wildfires in Canada.(Source: CNN) WHAT’S THE BIGGEST CONCERN? Air quality alerts are triggered by a number of factors, including the detection of fine-particle pollution — known as “PM 2.5″ — which can i...
And keep in mind pets can be affected too, so keeping walks short to minimize exposure is best until the smoke clears, Mann said. SEE ALSO: When will the Canada wildfire smoke clear? Not as soon as you'd like. Those close to the wildfires may need to take stronger precautions. Accord...
Smoke emissions from Canadian wildfires reaches highest recorded in country. 1 year ago Midwest hit by wave of Canadian wildfire smoke haze: What to expect Canadian wildfire smoke is infiltrating the Midwest on Tuesday, and the air in Chicago has deteriorated to the Air Quality Index's "very un...