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The 2023 fires were compared to the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire [21] [22] and the 2021 Lytton wildfire. [23] The 2023 fire season was mainly driven by anthropogenic climate change. [24] Climate change has made weather warmer and drier, raising wildfire risk as vegetation is more flammable under these conditions.
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 broken out in Alberta ...
largest fire in Alberta since the 1950 Chinchaga fire. Timmins Fire 9 Timmins Ontario: May–Nov 2012: 0: 39,540 hectares (97,700 acres) [21] Starting North of Gogama, Timmins 9 was the largest fire the area had seen in nearly a 100 years since the 1911 Great Porcupine Fire. L'Isle-Verte nursing home fire: L'Isle-Verte Quebec: Dec 2014: 32 [22]
The 2023 wildfire season involves wildfires on multiple continents. Below is an ongoing list of articles on wildfires from around the world in the year 2023. Africa
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At least 10 tornadoes were reported in the afternoon and early evening hours of June 14, 2023 all across the southeastern portion of Alberta [58] [59] 2023 June 15 Carberry bus crash: Vehicle collision Near Carberry, Manitoba: Prairies and West Coast At least 15 TBD Crash on the Trans-Canada Highway [60] 2023 July 21-July 22 2023 Nova Scotia ...
North America. 2020 Western United States wildfire season. 2020 Arizona wildfires. 2020 California wildfires. 2020 Nevada wildfires. 2020 New Mexico wildfires. 2020 Utah wildfires. 2020 Washington wildfires. 2020 Oregon wildfires.
Largest wildfire by acreage of 1997–2007 time period. 2006: 40,200 acres (16,300 ha) Esperanza Fire: California: Arson-caused wildfire that killed 5 firefighters and destroyed 34 homes and 20 outbuildings. 2006: 160,000 acres (65,000 ha) Day Fire: California: 1 residence burned, no casualties. 2007: 564,450 acres (228,420 ha)