Sonja Leverkus, an ecosystem scientist in British Columbia who also works as a firefighter, told CBS News on Monday that the northeast of the Canadian province has so many wildfires at the moment "because we are in a severe drought for a third year in a row." She said the parched condi...
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'swildfire season was the worst on record, with ...
The smoke emissions from the wildfires burning in Canada has reached the highest-ever recorded in the country as plumes make their way across the Atlantic to Europe. Jun 16, 2023, 5:57 PM 15 killed in 'mass casualty collision' on highway in Canada: Police Authorities are responding to...
In western Canada, wildfires are a natural and common part of the forest ecosystem . They remove debris and undergrowth from the forest floor, open up the forest canopy to sunlight, kill insects and diseases that harm trees and add valuable nutrients to the ground...
Where is all the smoke coming from? Unfortunately, there is not just one answer for that, as there are multiple regional fires breaking out seemingly all over Canada and even the United States. However, the current air quality issues are coming from out-of-control wildfires in Quebec and Ott...
“By all measures, this is perhaps the worst year we have experienced with wildfires,” Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said. He said it is a blessing there has been no loss of life, but property damage has been significant, and major infrast...
Eastern Quebec got some rain Wednesday, but Montreal-based Environment Canada meteorologist Simon Legault said no significant rain is expected for days in the remote areas of central Quebec where the wildfires are more intense. In the U.S., federal officials paused some flights bound Wednesday for...
The warnings about the upcoming season come as researchers take stock of last year'shistoric wildfires, and analyze what can be done differently. Although the number of fires wasn't unusual compared to other years...
Water bombers can look as though they might land in a burning forest, their wings almost skimming the smoky canopy before dumping down thousands of litres of water and pulling back into the sky. The firefighting aircraft are important in a country where wildfires can often be spread ...
Federal Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan said this year’s wildfires could be even worse than last year. “This morning, we were provided with an alarming but not surprising update on the upcoming wildfire season. We were warned that we need to be prepared for t...