While the severe ongoing Canadian wildfires will be economically devastating for the Fort McMur-ray region and the Province of Alberta (Aa1 negative), the credit impact will be minimal for the province, and for insurers, pipelines, utilities and oil and gas producers affected by the disaster, ...
regional expression of future wildfire risk. Results Forced trends in extreme fire-weather risk We use the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index (FWI)24to quantify weather conditions that enable fire ignition and spread. The FWI accounts for maximum temperature, precipitation, relative humidity, and ...
More thanhalf of the country was affected by a prolonged droughtthat included large parts of the Southeast, West, the Great Plains, northwestern Great Lakes, and south-central Texas. The drought contributed to agricultural and livestock losses and many communities adopted water and burning restriction...
Canadian smoke blankets county; Wildfires in Quebec cause hazy weekend, should clear todayBrian M. Christopher