Sonja Leverkus, an ecosystem scientist in British Columbia who also works as a firefighter, told CBS News on Monday that the northeast of the Canadian province has so many wildfires at the moment "because we are in a severe drought for a third year in a row." She said the parched condi...
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. LEA...
New records are being set every year, and not just formaximum temperatures, but for melting ice and wildfires too. That's because air temperatures across the Arctic have been increasing at a rate that is abouttwice the global average. All that heat has consequences. Siberia's recent heatwave,...
This summer, wildfires burned through Spain, floods devastated parts of the Midwest, and a huge hail storm blew through Mexico. As global warming continues, these kinds of events are likely to become more common, although they may not become more predictable. Modern ability to forecast the ...
CANADA'S WILDFIRES: Visit The Weather Network's wildfire hub to keep up with the latest on the active start to wildfire season across Canada "We can measure things like the dryness of the soils and our anticipated precipitation and humidity — ...
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 ...
I'm not a proponent of clear cuts. However, I recognize several things: (1) people use wood, (2) wood is a renewable resource, unlike plastic which is typically derived from petroleum, or metals which are mined from the earth and have a much more severe and lasting effect on the plan...
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...
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 ...