Like respondents in the initial WHAT NOW survey, children and adults who survived wildfires in Canada, Greece, and Australia reported symptoms like anxiety and trouble sleeping. Some of the studies tracked survivors for six months to a year after the initial fire. But that’s just the beginning...
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. ...
Emotional distress and risk factors for depression were found in a sample of 2,379 primary and secondary school children who evacuated during the New South Wales wildfires in 1994 (McDermott & Palmer, 2002). A study of the 2011 Slave Lake wildfire in Canada found 14%–54% of children who ...
]Water bombers from Quebec were called into action to fight the fire burning near Churchill Falls. (Patrick Butler/Radio-Canada) Lawlor also wanted to remind the public of the ongoing fire ban in the province. "We don't need any more fires at this t...
Wildfires have always been present in our world affecting humans for decades. They have displaced thousands, costed billions of dollars, and destroyed millions of acres throughout their history. But, as society keeps advancing into the future, so do wildfires as their numbers continue to increase...
Minnesota's first air quality alert of 2024 was issued. Here's the harm wildfire smoke can cause. 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 ...
“It’s not unusual for us to get fire smoke in our area. It’s very typical in terms of northwest Canada,” said Darren Austin, a meteorologist and senior air quality specialist with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. But, usually, the smoke has been alo...
The fires have released roughly as much carbon as Germany does in a year and sent plumes of smoke spilling over the North Pole.
And the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is assessing highways and bridges, noting on Friday that one in north Shuswap is not passable at all right now. "Lines down on the ground, there's often shutdowns in power that cause rotting food and septic ...
Mark Weidhase told CNN on Sunday he and his girlfriend decided to head to the mountains to escape the heat while visiting from Canada. As they were leaving Big Bear and heading through Running Springs on Saturday, they found themselves near the Line Fire. Weidhase said they pulled off High...