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When the fire season officially ended on October 31, the province had seen 775,000 hectares burned, compared to 2.2 million in 2023. [13] The Jasper fire topped the list of Canada's 10 most impactful weather stories of 2024. [32]
DENVER (AP) — Smoke from dozens of raging wildfires in western Canada has drifted south into the United States and prompted the states of Colorado and Montana to issue air quality alerts.
Name County Acres Start date Containment date Notes Ref Range 153 El Paso: 1,816: February 25: March 5 [1]Range 135 El Paso: 7,744: February 29: March 5 [2]Boggsville
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
An Earthcam shows smoke in Kansas City, Missouri on the morning of May 14, 2024. (Earthcam) In a replay of last year around the same time, wildfires in Canada have become more numerous over the ...
The weather conditions over Texas at the time were highly conducive to the spread of fires, with unusually warm temperatures and gusty conditions prevailing over the region. [8] [9] The area scorched by the fire grew rapidly to 500,000 acres (780 sq mi; 200,000 ha) within 24 hours of ignition as strong winds fanned the flames eastward. [10]
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So far, there have been 4,024 wildfires across Canada, scorching more than 23.5 million acres, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. That already exceeds the record of 18.7 ...