Tucker said hundreds firefighters from Australia, Mexico, New Zealand and South Africa are arriving to help fight the wildfires throughout the province. A record number ofwildfiresin 2023 forced more than 235,000 people across Canada to evacuate and sent thick smoke into p...
Withever-increasing and extremeweather events such asheat,wildfires,hurricanes, to name a few, it makes winter that much more important for our wildlife. However,Canada experienced its warmest winter on recordin 2023-24. ...
HALIFAX — After last summer's heat waves, deadly floods and record-breaking wildfires, some scientists are urging Canadian health professionals to help their patients better prepare for climate change-related extreme weather and natural disasters. Blair Feltmate, head of the Intac...
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“We essentially have a bit of a two-tiered health-care system,” Craven said. “It’s a different set of resources available for people who were in a car accident or have a (work-related) injury, versus those who do not have insurance coverage.” ...
These larger wildfires represent only 3% of the number of wildfires in Canada, yet they account for 97% of the area burned [12,17], and require substantially more resources to manage [18,19]. In many higher risk locations, Canadian wildfire management agencies generally rely on the Initial ...
more challenging conditions. Our findings offer novel insights that identify salient issues and bolster support for actions in response to the concerns of the mountain guide community. This study also underscores the need for further research, as the underlying issues are likely present in ...
In April 2023, an ice storm caused the largest power outage in Quebec since 1998, affecting hundreds of thousands of people. In the U.S., meanwhile, power outages caused by severe weather are growing in frequency and duration. Long-term outages, like those precipitated by wildfires in Califor...
Withever-increasing and extremeweather events such asheat,wildfires,hurricanes, to name a few, it makes winter that much more important for our wildlife. However,Canada experienced its warmest winter on recordin 2023-24. If we get more winters like the sea...
The primary drivers of boreal ecosystem dynamics are wildfires, alongside the secondary drivers of insects, diseases, and their interactions [13]. Natural boreal forests, therefore, are not only composed of young postfire stands but also include significant proportions of old-growth stands ...