Why record wildfires scorched Canada last yeardoi:10.1038/d41586-024-02653-6Environmental sciencesSnows melted earlier than usual because of climate change, fuelling the unprecedented blazes.#Snows melted earlier than usual because of climate change, fuelling the unprecedented blazes.#A general view ...
Alberta Wildfirehas been responding to an increased number of winter wildfires in the area due todrought-like weather conditionsthis season. About 16 fires have carried over from the 2023 season in the High Level area alone. LEARN MORE:What’s t...
As of 4 p.m. MT on Monday, there were 15 active wildfires and approximately 28,000 hectares burned. Brian Proctor, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said the expectations for this season were...
Experts say a massive wildfire in northern California and scores of smaller ones across the western U.S. and Canada are the legacy of the nation’s fire-suppression experts and climate change.
and Canada, experts say. These fires are faster moving and are harder to fight than those in the past. The only way to stop future wildfires from becoming so ferocious is to use smaller controlled fires, as indigenous people did for centuries, experts said. But these experts acknowledged ...
Unprecedented wildfires in Canada and parts of Amazonia last year were at least three times more likely due to climate change and contributed to high levels of CO2 emissions from burning globally, according to the first edition ... Earth Sciences 8 hours ago 0 67 New interpretation of runic...
wildfires,” said Celyests Power, president and CEO of the IBC. “While insurers continue to assist their customers with financial support, the sheer volume of claims, coupled with skilled labour shortages and continued strains in Canada’s supply chain, means that the claims process will take ...
But there are some seasonal differences: The median price of existing homes has a distinct seasonal high in June and a low in January, while prices of new houses are much less seasonal, but are very volatile month to month. So we look at th...
LEARN MORE: What’s the recipe for a severe drought in Western Canada? WATCH BELOW: Overwintering 'zombie' fires may become more common as climate changes Carryover wildfires refer to fires that begin in previous seasons and smoulder underground for mon...