The Canadian Forest Service also delivered new wildfire intelligence tactical mapping products to provinces and territories, and in 2023 the U.S. Department of Defense deployed FireGuard, a new high-tech fire detection system, to help Canada battle wildfir...
Wildfire smoke has become a common feature of Canadian summers, fuelled bybigger, more intense and more frequent wildfires. In 2023, Canada experienced its worst wildfire season on record, with many communities contending with week...
UPDATE: Jun. 28, 2023, 12:06 p.m. EDTSmoke from Canadian wildfires is again impacting air quality in the United States weeks after initial warnings, as Midwest cities are alerted to monitor conditions and take precautions. Major cities in the Northeast also have been advised to keep an eye...
This animated map of Canadian wildfires in 2023 shows the spread of wildfires and smoke across Canada’s worst wildfire season in history.
Rutgers University's new study shows how dangerous Canadian wildfire smoke really isRain has improved air quality in the Philadelphia region but wildfires are expected to continue to be a problem throughout the summer. New research says that wildfire smoke is dangerous to your b...
Smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the East Coast of the United States in early June 2023. [Image: NOAA] When smoke lingers in the air and travels, chemical reactions can make it more dangerous than it was at the site of the fire by generating free radicals—unstable atoms that can da...
making tree hollows a critical but slow forming habitat feature. The increasing frequency and severity of wildfires due to climate change has led to increased concern about the landscape-scale loss of nesting space for arboreal fauna, including endangered species such as the folivorous southern great...
Satellite images can also be used to tally up the damage and emissions caused by fires. Earlier this year I wrote about last year’s Canadian wildfires, which produced more emissions than the fossil fuels in most countries in 2023.
The sun rises over a hazy New York City skyline as seen from Jersey City, N.J., Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable ...
Intense smoke blanketed the northeastern United States for a second day Wednesday, turning the air a yellowish gray and prompting warnings for people to stay inside and keep windows closed. The smoke is flowing from dozens of wildfires burning in several