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A combination of dry lightning and human-caused fires started the 2017 BC wildfires. Human-caused climate change also played a significant role. [7] Human-caused fires were both accidental and intentional; all wildfires in BC are investigated to determine the fire origin and cause. [11]
largest fire in Alberta since the 1950 Chinchaga fire. Timmins Fire 9 Timmins Ontario: May–Nov 2012: 0: 39,540 hectares (97,700 acres) [21] Starting North of Gogama, Timmins 9 was the largest fire the area had seen in nearly a 100 years since the 1911 Great Porcupine Fire. L'Isle-Verte nursing home fire: L'Isle-Verte Quebec: Dec 2014: 32 [22]
The 2017 BC fire season is notable for three reasons: first, for the largest total area burnt in a fire season in recorded history; second, for the largest number of total evacuees in a fire season (Estimated 65,000 evacuees); and third, for the largest single fire ever in British Columbia. [76] [77] 2017: 1,295,000 acres (524,000 ha) 2017 ...
There are now 730 active fires burning, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center. This year has seen nearly 12 million acres burned , including in Alberta’s iconic town of Jasper.
The 2017 California wildfires were the most destructive on record with over $9 billion in insurance claims from the October fires and expected over $20 billion more for December's fires. [18] [19] 2017 British Columbia wildfires, Canada; 2017 California wildfires; 2017 Chile wildfires; 2017 Montana wildfires; 2017 Oregon wildfires; 2017 ...
There are 480 wildfires currently burning in all 13 provinces and territories in Canada, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Nearly half of the wildfires are considered ...
2017 British Columbia wildfires Canada: 1,148,000 0 [17] 14 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires Brazil Bolivia Colombia Paraguay Peru: 906,495–930,776 2 [18] 15 2017 Chile wildfires Chile: 500,000 11 [19] 16 2009 Black Saturday bushfires Australia: 401,073 173 [20] 17 2015 Russian wildfires Russia: 107,000 33 [21] 18 2018 Attica wildfires Greece
The smoke has shifted south and west in the US impacting cities like Chicago, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Cleveland after enveloping New York for days