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2023 Canadian wildfires. Beginning in March 2023, and with increased intensity starting in June, Canada was affected by a record-setting series of wildfires. All 13 provinces and territories were affected, with large fires in Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec.
2024 Canadian wildfires. 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 had extended into the autumn; these fires smouldered through the winter and about 150 re-ignited as early as February 2024. [2][3] By early May, large wildfires had ...
2023 Canadian drought. Since the beginning of March 2023, most of Canada experienced a drought, which was severe across the Prairie provinces and unprecedented in British Columbia. Every province and territory was in drought simultaneously. [1] Common factors across Canada were a quick snow melt, sometimes due to a below-average snowpack, and ...
Wildfire smoke map. More: Mapping smoke from Canada: As wildfires burn, check the air quality in your area. How toxic wildfire smoke affects your health.
The Durkee Fire is an active wildfire burning in Baker and Malheur counties in eastern Oregon. As of August 7, 2024, the fire has burned 294,265 acres (1,190.85 km 2) and is 95 percent contained. The Durkee Fire is the second-largest wildfire currently burning in the United States and the largest wildfire in Oregon's 2024 wildfire season.
On July 22, 2024 at 7:00 pm MDT, Parks Canada reported a wildfire northeast of the town of Jasper. Shortly after, a second wildfire was reported south of the townsite. At 8:35 pm, the Municipality of Jasper and Jasper National Park issued 'preventive' evacuation alerts. [6] By 10:00 pm, an evacuation order was issued for the entire park, and ...
The McDougall Creek Fire was a wildfire in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada as part of the 2023 Canadian wildfires. It started near West Kelowna on August 15, 2023, and was discovered at 5:59 pm PDT. [1] The wildfire forced the evacuation of West Kelowna and parts of Kelowna. Overall, at least 35,000 people were under evacuation ...
248 metres (814 ft) Centennial Lake is a reservoir lake in the Township of Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, and the Township of North Frontenac, Frontenac County, in Eastern Ontario, Canada. [1][2][3][4] It is on the Madawaska River and is part of the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin. The lake is L-shaped, with the downstroke oriented ...