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An update from Parks Canada on August 1 indicated the wildfire had grown substantially and was now 39,000 hectares (96,000 acres), with more growth expected. [15] On August 17, Parks Canada and the Municipality of Jasper lifted the evacuation alert for Jasper after the wildfire was classified as being held. [16]
In the case of the wildfires in Jasper National Park, for example, due to the potential impact of climate change on the area of forest burned in North America, Amiro et al. (2009) used the Canadian Global Circulation Model (CGCM1) to predict that the amount of greenhouse gases emitted as a result of wildfires in Canada would double by the end ...
Still, the status of the wildfire in Jasper National Park remains classified as "out of control," the government agency said, adding that it is the largest wildfire in more than 100 years in the park.
(Reuters) -A raging wildfire has devastated the western Canadian tourist town of Jasper and firefighters were working on Thursday to save as many buildings as possible, authorities said. Jasper is ...
The Jasper fire is estimated to have cost insurance companies over $880 million, making it the ninth-most expensive disaster for insurance companies in Canadian history. [70] The federal and provincial governments announced on August 1 that they would spend $57 million on new firefighting equipment over five years.
TORONTO (Reuters) -A 24-year-old firefighter was killed by a falling tree while battling a forest blaze northeast of Jasper in the Western Canadian province of Alberta on Saturday, the police said ...
Nearly a third of Jasper's structures were destroyed when a massive wildfire, with flames burning 100 meters (330 feet) high, hit the popular Alberta tourist town last week.
2024 Canadian wildfires. 2024 Jasper wildfire. Two wildfires burning in Jasper National Park reach the Jasper townsite in Alberta, causing several structure fires, with over 25,000 residents evacuating their homes since Monday. (Edmonton Journal) Air quality in Calgary and the surrounding areas are raised to "high risk" as winds blow smoke into ...