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The rapid spread of the 2023 Canadian wildfires was exacerbated by the drought. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Vegetation throughout Canada was exceptionally dry, leading to tinder-like conditions. Lightning strikes in Canada's west, the most common cause of wildfires in Canada, were not commonly accompanied by any significant rain. [ 6 ]
A 2023 report by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said that 97% of agricultural landscape in the Prairies was "abnormally dry or experiencing moderate to exceptional drought". [2] In Alberta, there were 51 water shortage advisories in place in December 2023. [2] Rarely has drought been as serious or extensive as the 1999-2004 episode. [3]
The area burned in 2023 was more than twice that of any year since 1983. [47] A study published in the journal Nature concluded that the June–September 2023 Canadian wildfires caused carbon emissions that exceeded annual fossil fuel emissions of all nations except India, China and the US.
The flooding in late December 2022 and early January 2023 alleviated some of the drought conditions by January 3. [17] By March 16, all exceptional and extreme drought was washed out of California. [18] In mid-April, the Governor announced the state would meet 100% of requested water allocations for the first time since 2006.
Manitoba saw 266,000 hectares of forest burned in 2024, about 60,000 hectares more than 2023. [51] The first wildfire was detected on April 8, compared to April 30 in 2023. [51] Of the 291 fires recorded through the season, 105 were human-caused and 206 needed a full firefighting response. [51] The first significant fires occurred in May.
2023 Canadian drought; 2023–2024 South American drought; E. 2023 European drought; N. 2020–2023 North American drought This page was last edited on 31 December ...
Defence spending by NATO's European members and Canada was 20% higher in 2024 than the previous year, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Friday, ahead of a meeting in which they are likely ...
Although droughts are common in the Amazon during El Niño events, studies indicate that global warming likely played a bigger role than the 2023-2024 El Niño event in the 2023 Amazon's record drought. [37] The 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods in May of that year were caused by historical heavy rains and storms in the southern Brazilian state.