Over the past six weeks, hundreds ofout-of-control wildfireshave spread across Canada, causing mass evacuations and burning through millions of acres. While theCanada wildfire seasonruns from May through October, such destruction this early in the 2023 season is rare. The first six weeks put it...
Wildfires: Wildfires, while potentially devasting to towns and cities are nonetheless a regular part of life in the temperate forest. Temperate forests often accumulate a dense larger of dead organic material that prevents the growth of new plants. Wildfires help burn off this layer and allow new...
This summer, wildfires tore through Canada's Jasper National Park, forcing thousands to evacuate and burning hundreds of homes. Experts even speculate that a fire tornado, formed by the perfect mix of heat, wind and fuel, might have formed. Here
What you smell, and in some cases can even see, is the haze created by all those large clouds of smoke coming off the wildfires burning in Canada. As of early July 2023, our friends in the north have over600 wildfirescurrently burning during what isbeing called the worst wildfireseason in...
The dangers to human life are also becoming evident, with eight firefighters losing their lives fighting wildfires across Canada in 2023. "The firefighter deaths rocked the wildfire community across the country," Norton said. MUST SEE:From fires to floo...
whose pants and boots were soaked with water from hosing down his father’s home. He looked to the sky, the street, the empty stores. “We live in an urban wildland interface,” he said. “It’s beautiful. That’s why we’re here. But people are totally kidding themselves if they ...
Why are the wildfires so out of control? Wildfires can be normal and healthy parts of an ecosystem, but today's fires can burn into unnatural infernos, producing unhealthy smoke that adversely impacts people's health hundreds of miles away. Different regions, at different times of year, will...
From the families fleeing the flames to those watching the devastation unfold on television, parents face the difficult task of discussing the wildfires in LA with their children.
The worst wildfire season Canada has experienced on record in 2023 is the most recent example. Since the start of the 2023 fire season, there have been 1062 wildfires, burning a well-above seasonal average of 1.26 million hectares of land across British Columbia (Public Safety Canada 2023). ...
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