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Satellite images show smoke from Canadian wildfires over Western Europe on August 17, 2024. Emissions from the fires are expected to exceed those of every year since tracking began in 2003, except for the historically bad 2023 season. [6] Soot and ash from Jasper landed on the Athabasca Glacier, allowing the glacier to absorb more sunlight ...
An update from Parks Canada on August 1 indicated the wildfire had grown substantially and was now 39,000 hectares (96,000 acres), with more growth expected. [15] On August 17, Parks Canada and the Municipality of Jasper lifted the evacuation alert for Jasper after the wildfire was classified as being held. [16]
The fire burned around 23,015 hectares (56,871 acres) and between 30 and 40 structures were destroyed. [87] [88] The response to the fire included widespread evacuation orders of the surrounding area, displacing around 5000 people. [89] This wildfire was the largest recorded in the history of Nova Scotia. [83] [90]
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 ...
Wildfires forced some Canadian shale operators to halt work this month, according to Rystad Energy, an independent energy research firm. Rystad estimated that at least 240,000 barrels of oil could ...
Unlock AccuWeather Alerts™ with Premium+ • The fires in Canada had scorched over 1.6 million hectares by May 21. By the same time last year, wildfires had bu Smoke from unprecedented Canadian ...
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.
Jul. 17—Wildfire smoke from western Canada is expected to blow into Maine on Tuesday, resulting in a drop in air quality. Air quality levels are expected to be unhealthy for sensitive groups but ...