Here's a status update The thick smoke and haze thatturned the New York City skyline orangein early June and brought some of the worst air quality levels the country has seen in decades was spawned by a series of wildfires burning in Canada. The fires arestill burning, with smoke going ...
You can see in theimage above. the darker yellow streaks are where the smoke from the Canadian fires are starting to make their way into the Midwest. Parts of Iowa and western Wisconsin are especially getting it now, but depending on the winds, Michigan could also start seeing more hazy sk...
The pledges come as the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre said Thursday that the U.S. National Interagency Fire Centre asked for two of its CL-415 Skimmer Airtankers to join the fight against the fires. Today, I connected with FEMA Administrator@FEMA_Deanneto offer Canada’s support in ...
One was lost fighting fires, one was considered irreparably damaged in a 1962 storm, and the last two of the named JRMs, Hawaii Mars and Philippine Mars, served as giant firefighters from the mid-1960s well into the 21st Century. They were based on Sproat Lake at Port Alberni located i...
The fires that devastated neighbourhoods in Los Angeles, killing 28 people and burning over 16,000 homes and buildings, are not … Read More » Ancient forest uncovered by melting ice in the Rocky Mountains 2 days ago Stunning photo mosaic of neighbouring Andromeda Galaxy captures the glow of...
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From the individual entrepreneur saving money for tax time, to the property management company emergency funds to cover possible fires, floods or other unforeseen events, to the shop owner buying the newest state of the art equipment, it’s all about investing in the future. As a business owne...
“With the technology we have today, we can also introduce all the genetic diversity that exists for these coronaviruses in bats and other species, and create thousands of ‘seed’ vaccines.” Scientists hope that the next time an outbreak occurs, it would be possible to identify which strain...
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirmed the death of the man who was in his 70s today. The man had been in close contact with another man who was the province’s first COVID-19 related death on March 11. Six cases in New Brunswick ...
Mining in Canada stands as one of the most energy-intensive sectors, playing a pivotal role as a significant provider of copper, nickel, and cobalt to the international market. Anticipated growth in the global population, coupled with the transition of s