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Canada has 146 active wildfires burning, including dozens in British Columbia and Alberta that are characterized as “out of control,” according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.
Environment Canada issued a special air quality statement for Edmonton, St. Albert and Sherwood Park. [48] By May 30, smoke from Alberta's forest fires had reached as far south as Denver, Colorado. In some cities, such as Minneapolis and Milwaukee in Minnesota, Chicago, Illinois, Detroit, Michigan and Kansas City, Missouri the "sun was obscured ...
Alberta, covered in wildfire smoke (May 2023) In May, Alberta was the province most impacted by wildfires. [20] [49] Most large wildfires in Alberta in 2023 were triggered by lightning. [31] On May 6, the province of Alberta declared a provincial state of emergency. [50] [51] By May 7, 108 active fires were burning in the province. [52]
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
The fire eventually consumed over 32,000 hectares and destroyed 358 of Jasper's 1,113 structures. [24] [25] Smoke from the fire combined with that from Park Fire in California and reduced air quality as far as New England and Mexico [26] The Jasper fire continued to grow through August along its southern border. [27]
Hundreds of wildfires scorching the Northwest Territories province of Canada have forced the complete evacuation of the capital city Yellowknife, which makes up about half of the province's ...