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
Canadian wildfiresare causingpoor air qualityacrossparts of the U.S., posing a health danger to millions of people. Experts say the air is especially harmful for more vulnerable populations, including older people and those with lung or heart issues. The best thing to do to protect yourself?
remote communities in Canada, where there's a lot of folks who know the land, know how to run machinery, who can work in a collaborative way with forest wildfire services to to be proactive, as well as reactive," he said.
A growing body of evidence suggests that wildfire smoke raises the risk of neurological diseases, as well as harming the lungs, kidney, and other organs.
Today Hourly 10 Day Radar Tornado Canada's Wildfires By The Numbers August 27, 2023 Canada’s record breaking wildfire season continues with a major threat in the northern part of the country causing the largest evacuation to date this year. That’s for the city of Yellowknife, the capital...
WATCH: How Canadians living abroad are grappling with LA wildfires Why was the fire risk so high this time? Typically, Southern California has enough rain by now that the vegetation is moist and doesn’t readily burn. A study a few years ago showed thata...
MONTREAL — The techniques used to put out the wildfires that are burning across Canada vary somewhat depending on geography, but ultimately they depend on people on the ground with hoses and shovels digging out hot spots one by one, experts say. ...
Areas of the U.S. and Canada are under air quality alerts amid wildfires in Canada.(Source: CNN) WHAT’S THE BIGGEST CONCERN? Air quality alerts are triggered by a number of factors, including the detection of fine-particle pollution — known as “PM 2.5″ — which can ir...
How bad are forest fires today? As wildfires become more common in many regions, the occurrence of extreme wildfires – in terms of their size, duration, intensity and impacts – is also on the rise, the OECD researchers said. Wildfire severity, which considers the ecosystem impacts caused b...
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...