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The 2024 Jasper wildfire, also known as the Jasper Wildfire Complex, [3] was a wildfire in Jasper, Alberta, Canada. [4] Fires were initially spotted in the mountains both north and south of the resort town before both reached the town. [5] A mass evacuation was ordered on July 22. [6]
Alberta, covered in wildfire smoke (May 2023) In May, Alberta was the province most impacted by wildfires. [20] [49] Most large wildfires in Alberta in 2023 were triggered by lightning. [31] On May 6, the province of Alberta declared a provincial state of emergency. [50] [51] By May 7, 108 active fires were burning in the province. [52]
Wildfires burning uncontrolled across the region include 433 in British Columbia and 176 in Alberta, more than a dozen of them in the area of Fort McMurray, an oil sands hub. The pipeline, which ...
The fires - caused by a massive wildfire that is sweeping through Alberta's mountainous Jasper National Park - are said to have destroyed about a third of the town. ... News. Science & Tech ...
The fires forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in communities throughout the country, including over 7,000 from Labrador City (the largest-ever evacuation in Newfoundland and Labrador's history) and 25,000 in Jasper, Alberta. The Jasper wildfire destroyed one-third of the town's structures and was one of the most expensive ...
A wildfire that forced thousands of residents from their homes in western Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray earlier this month is now under control, Alberta officials said Wednesday. Alberta ...
Alberta is in the grip of 158 wildfire events of which 55 are out of contr ... News. Science & Tech. Shopping. Sports. Weather. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...
Alberta Wildfire information Officer Josee St-Onge said the blaze grew significantly on Tuesday and noted winds from the southwest were gusting as high as 40 km/hr (24.8 mph). ... CBS News. Julia ...