The 2023 Canadian forest fires have been extreme in scale and intensity with more than seven times the average annual area burned compared to the previous four decades1. Here, we quantify the carbon emissions from these fires from May to September 2023 o
NEW YORK— With the stench of smoke permeating Yankee Stadium and wafting through its walkways,Major League Baseballpostponed games in New York and Philadelphia on Wednesday night because of poor air quality caused by Canadian wildfires. A National Women's Soccer League game in New Jersey and an...
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Alberta on Monday as raging wildfires prompted mass evacuations and reduced energy production in Canada's main oil-producing province, where meteorologists expect virtually no rain for 10 days or so. In the provincial capital Edmonton, Trudeau ...
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....
Chicago, June 28 –Smoke drifting from the raging wildfires in Canada has caused the air quality level in Chicago to rank among the worst in the world. As of 4 p.m.on Tuesday, AirNow.gov listed Chicago’s air quality at 258, under the “very unhealthy” category, reports Xinhua news ...
and “How will climate change impact the vegetation (in the Arctic)? More bugs? Wildfires?” Climate change was important to many cruisers, as indicated by the open-ended survey and interview responses. Many of the cruisers connected their experiences during the expedition with the onboard ...
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 ...