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There are 499 fires burning throughout the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Fire Center on Thursday. Some 230 fires are burning out-of-control and impacting provinces and territories ...
Following January’s deadly and destructive California wildfires, the Department of the Interior has released maps notifying Americans if they live in at-risk areas over the course of this spring
Hot, dry and windy conditions have increase fire activity in some areas, including the Hill Fire in northern California. The Black Fire east of Phoenix is the largest in Arizona, followed by the Romero Fire west of Dudleyville. The Pioneer Fire in Washington is the largest in the state at 30,667 acres (12,410.5 hectares).
Fires burning in California, Oregon, Arizona, Washington and other western states, as well as Canada, have filled the skies in regions of the western U.S. with smoke and haze, forcing some ...
Due to wildfire emissions, Canada broke its record for annual carbon emissions in late June. [158] As of late August, the wildfires had released 327–355 megatonnes of carbon into the atmosphere. [82] [159] The emissions from the fires were more than double Canada's planned emissions reductions from 2020–2030. [160]
The 2024 wildfires in Canada began as an extension of the record-setting 2023 wildfires.The country experienced an unusually long fire season in 2023 that lasted into the autumn; these fires smouldered through the winter and about 150 re-ignited as early as February 2024.
Fire activity decreased during August, but a long period of extreme heat across the Western United States during early September allowed numerous wildfires across the state to grow rapidly, such as the Line Fire, the Bridge Fire, and the Airport Fire in Southern California. Later in September, fire activity again decreased due to improved fire ...
Wildfires are exploding across the West, especially in California, where the Park Fire has now grown to be the biggest in the state this year. The largest of several wildfires in the state is the ...