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...
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
According to the National Park Service 85% of wildfires in the United States are started by humans, sometimes these are intentional but most often by accident. Canada says about half of their fires this year have been started by humans. However. the conditions that make wildfires more intense...
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.
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...
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. ...
First, increasing temperatures are thawing the permafrost, releasing carbon that's been stored in the soil into the atmosphere. Second, warmer conditions promote vegetation growth, contributing to more frequent wildfires in the region and additional carbon dioxide emissions. The Arctic tundra from t...
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 irr...
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 by...
Canada wildfires turn New York into the world's most polluted city Your pet might still need to go outdoors when nature calls, but make sure these bathroom breaks are as short as possible. Exercise should further be kept to the minimum so that your pet isn't aggressively inhaling smoke...