Wildfires in Siberia? And this past week, another wall of weirdness wafted over the Eastern U.S.: thick, smelly smoke from the 400 wildfires burning in Canada. Right now, about 11 million acres are on fire. That's bigger than Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware and New Jersey combined. ...
The "Camp Fire" in Northern California has scorched some 130,000 acres and is 35 percent contained, according to officials Tuesday night. In addition, the "Camp Fire" death toll has now reached 48. Statewide there are a total of 50 deaths. Some 9,000 firefighters have been battling...
As Canada contends with what has been deemed its worst wildfire season this century, attention should also be turned to the ecosystems left in the wake of the blazes and what happens to the animals that dwell within. Instinctively, people may want to focus ...
“We’re going to be busy. I couldn’t tell you exactly where right now, but we are going to be busy,” said Alex Robertson, acting director of fire and aviation at the U.S. Forest Service. With fires growing in size and duration, federal officials in charge of juggling resources and...
“If we get the June rains in the interior here, our fire season may not be so bad. If we don't get the June rains, yeah, we could be in for another bad, active fire season.” Lightning a formidable factor In Canada, 50 per cent of wildfires are caused by humans and hu...
Her expertise is in the Wabanaki forest region in Eastern Canada, which historically had a mix of trees. Over the years, it's shifted to be more boreal. "So we have now a forest composition and a forest type here that is more susceptible...
"It's a very gradual process right now," meteorologist Dustin Guy told the Seattle Times. Washington's largest fire this week crossed the border into Canada and is burning 104,960 acres (42,475 hectares) of wilderness. "Today, and the next two to three days will pretty much be a copy...
A map shows where two major fires are burning in California.CBS The "Camp Fire" in Northern California is raging north of the state capital of Sacramento, and the "Woolsey Fire" is burning outside Los Angeles. Camp Fire now blamed for 63 deaths in Northern California...
A hazy city skyline and quiet sidewalk strip tell part of the story up north in Canada, where dozens of wildfires rage. May 15, 2024 More wildfires bring air quality alerts to Twin Cities The Twin Cities metro and southern parts of the state are still under an air quality alert until 11...
Canada'srecord-setting wildfire seasonhiked the country up global pollution rankings — and for the first time made its air quality worse than the U.S., according to a new report by air quality technology company IQAir. ...