A hazy city skyline and quiet sidewalk strip tell part of the story up north in Canada, where dozens of wildfires rage. May 15 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 p.m...
But this year's fire season is unique because it is not isolated to a particular province. Eastern provinces like Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec – which typically have wetter and cooler climates than in Canada's west – are seeing many more fires now than...
The total acres burned so far this year in Canada is more than the total amount of land burned by wildfires in the U.S. since 2019, according to ABC News calculations, based on data from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. The acreage burned in Canada this year so far doubles t...
More than 8.7 million acres have burned in Canada in 2023, an area larger than the state of Vermont. In an average fire season for Canada, closer to 6.2 million acres will burn due to wildfires. For about a month, the U.S. and Canada have been in a barely moving blocking pattern c...
The Bridge Fire, California's largest current wildfire, swept through communities in the San Gabriel Mountains less than 40 miles (65 km) northeast of central Los Angeles, where people priced out of the city have built homes. CANADA'S WILDFIRES: VisitThe Weather Network's wild...
As Canada contends with what has beendeemed 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. Instincti...
根据文章大意以及第一段 “In North America, most large wildfires occur in the western states and Canada. But smoke generated in the West doesn't stay there. It tends to travel east. Within days, it can dirty the air in the Midwest and even East Coast towns. Today, most asthma-related ...
“fire suppression paradox”28,29: by putting out a fire today, we make fires harder to put out in the future26,30,31,32(Table1). Table 1 Comparison of the fire suppression paradox and bias Full size table Suppressing wildfires also has an additional and poorly quantified consequence that ...
When fireworks are used improperly, they can spark a wildfire, particularly in areas with dry patches of vegetation Arson Unfortunately, many wildfires are the result of someone starting them intentionally. CanvaRemember, all it takes is one small spark to result in thousands of acres being scorc...
but there hasn't been enough rain to extinguish the wildfires. Environment Canada meteorologist Simon Legault said he expects rain to stop falling by Wednesday morning in the regions most affected by forest fires. Many of the fires burning in Canada are in Quebec and Ontario, nearer to North ...