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...
Deadly wildfires on Maui island come weeks after fires linked to climate change caused devastation in Canada and Greece. Can anything be done to stop them? Wildfire severity, which considers the ecosystem impacts caused by a fire, rose eight-fold between 1985 and 2017 in the forests of the we...
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...
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 ...
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. ...
Trent Ford, the state climatologist in Illinois, said the atmospheric conditions in the upper Midwest creating dry, warm weather made it possible for small particulates to travel hundreds of miles from the Canadian wildfires and linger for days. ...
The effects of wildfires were felt this spring in New York City, when smoke from fires in Canada causeddangerous air quality levels. Then Hawaii experienced adeadly wildfirein August that killed more than 100 people in Lahaina in Maui County. ...
Like all those wildfires in Canada right now. You know, the ones that have already given Chicago and New York City some of the worst air quality in the world a couple of times this summer? You think I want to burn down my own forests? I worked hard on those things. It’s like gro...
There have been similar wildfires overseas, including in California. I believe every home that’s vulnerable to fire needs a safe refuge. One of the safest places, when a bushfire is raging, is an effective hole in the ground. My husband agreed a fire bunker would be wise but insisted we...