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The fire spread across approximately 590,000 ha (1,500,000 acres) before it was declared to be under control on July 5, 2016. It continued to smoulder, and was fully extinguished on August 2, 2017. It is suspected to have been caused by humans in a remote area 15 km (9.3 mi) from Fort McMurray, but no official cause has been determined to date.
Central Canada 2 2015 July: La Ronge wildfire Wildfires La Ronge, Saskatchewan: Prairies 13,000 people evacuated [26] 2016 January 22: La Loche shootings: Spree shooting La Loche, Saskatchewan: Prairies 5 2016 March 29: 2016 Magdalen Islands Mitsubishi MU-2 crash: Aircrash Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Magdalen Islands, Quebec Atlantic Canada 7 ...
Also known as the Lava Canyon fire, this was the largest fire in BC in 2009. Started on 31 July by lightning, this fire made news when it threatened a wild horse population. [51] 2010: 98,842 acres (40,000 ha) Binta Lake Fire: British Columbia: BC's largest blaze of 2010, resulted in evacuation orders and alerts. Burned 70,000 acres in a 12 ...
As the year began, a tropical low was over Australia, [4] and Cyclone Ula was moving toward Tonga. [5] Ula was followed by another 16 tropical cyclones, [6] [7] including Cyclone Winston, which was the most intense tropical cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere on record, with 10 minute sustained winds of 280 km/h (175 mph), and a minimum pressure of 884 mbar (26.1 inHg).
Pages in category "2016 wildfires in Canada" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. F. 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire
Disasters and accidents Four Hungarian Defence Force soldiers are killed and one is injured following an explosion at a military firing range in eastern Hungary. (Reuters) International relations Taiwan's navy mistakenly launches a supersonic Hsiung Feng III missile towards China, killing one person and injuring three in a Taiwanese fishing boat. (BBC) (The Guardian) Russia–European Union ...
On July 6, 2017, a two-hectare wildfire began west of 100 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada marking the beginning of the record-breaking 2017 wildfire season in British Columbia. [3] On July 7, 56 new fires started throughout British Columbia (BC) leading to several evacuation alerts, orders and the declaration of a provincial state of ...
The wildfire season in Alberta in 2015 was unprecedented and began earlier than before. [7] It started on 1 March and ended on October 31. [9] [10] By May 21, the wildfire hazard in the High Level Wildfire Management Area (HLWMA) was EXTREME. A fire restriction started in effect. [11] As for July 10, the wildfire hazard dropped because of rain ...