"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 ...
As wildfires continue to burn for longer and in more places, the threat of negative health impacts from wildfire smoke is becoming increasingly intense. The devastation caused by wildfires stretches Air Pollution Allergies and Asthma Cognitive Performance Fatigue Gases & VOCs Headache Health and Wellness...
Global climate change below 2 °C avoids large end century increases in burned area in Canada Article Open access 01 October 2024 Introduction Wildfires are becoming more destructive and deadly around the world1,2,3,4. The societal and ecological impacts of fires5,6 are in our collective ...
WATCH: How a major highway is trying to boost pollinator populationsThumbnail contains images courtesy of BC Wildfire Service (left)/Twitter and Getty Images-1063980646 (right). Follow Nathan Howes on Twitter.Related Uncontainable wildfires continue to ravage Canada ...
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Firefighters have been making significant progress Wednesday on the biggest wildfires burning unusually hot and fast for this time of year in the western United States. But forecasters from the Southwest to the southern High Pla
In Canada, 50 per cent of wildfires are caused by humans and human activity, according to Flannigan. He said this is historically only 40 per cent in B.C. and was only 30 per cent in 2023. He said the majority of spring wildfires are human caused, while more lighting caused ...
Krentzman pointed out that most of Canada doesn't use human lookouts anymore, and "in the world today, AI and technology, that's a big topic in general. I think it's on everyone's mind, right?" Why do we still hire humans to watch for wildfires?
Several large wildfires continue to burn in Washington state, but are not growing much. And the National Weather Service says air conditions should start getting better. Article content “It’s a very gradual process right now,” meteorologist Dustin Guy told The Seattle Times. ...