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Churchill Falls, the company town that operates the second-largest hydroelectric dam in Canada (Churchill Falls Generating Station), was evacuated on June 19. [60] The power plant continued to operate with a skeleton staff, until they were forced to evacuate on June 25 after a fire jumped the Churchill River. [60] The evacuation was lifted on ...
The Copernicus Programme reported that 2024 continued 2023's series of record high global average sea surface temperatures. [12]2024 Southeast Asia heat wave. For the first time, in each month in a 12-month period (through June 2024), Earth’s average temperature exceeded 1.50 °C (2.70 °F) above the pre-industrial baseline.
People living in the Midwest and Northeast were warned of a worsening air quality index throughout the week due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires
Pages in category "April 2024 in Canada" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
An extreme cold warning is a weather warning issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and by the United States' National Weather Service (NWS) to inform the public about active or imminent severe cold temperatures in their local region. In April 2014, ECCC replaced the "wind chill warning" with an "extreme
The 2024–25 Australian bushfire season [a] is the current summer season of bushfires in Australia. At the beginning of the season temperatures had been above average to high above average for most regions, with parts of Western Australia , South Australia and Queensland experiencing highest on record maximum temperatures for the winter period.
By June 1, the Halifax fire was 50% contained, but was not considered under control. [83] At the time, no missing people or injuries from the Halifax fire were reported. [83] By June 4, the Halifax fire was 100% contained. [85] The Barrington Lake fire in Shelburne County, which started May 27, covered 230 square kilometres (89 sq mi) at its ...
April 12 – Canada pledges $132.2 million to Sudan to help people affected by the country's ongoing humanitarian crisis. [39] April 15 – The 2024 Fogo Island-Cape Freels provincial by-election is held, won by Progressive Conservative candidate Jim McKenna. [40] April 28 – A cyber attack forces a temporary shutdown of operations at London ...