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The wildfire burning near Fort McMurray on May 1, 2016. On May 1, 2016, a wildfire began southwest of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.On May 3, it swept through the community, forcing the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history, with upwards of 88,000 people forced from their homes.
Beginning in mid-May, wildfires began to encroach on Fort McMurray, which had been devastated by fire in 2016. [14] [15] On the evening of May 10, the wildfire designated MWF017 was 16 km southeast of Fort McMurray and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo had issued an evacuation alert. [16]
Said to have been the largest wildfires in 30 years in the Northwest Territories [24] Note: Damage is the cost of fire fighting. 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire: Northern Alberta (incl. Fort McMurray) and Saskatchewan Alberta Saskatchewan: May– Jul 2016: 2 (indirect) [25] $9.9 billion (direct and indirect costs) [26] [27] [28] 3,244
Wildfires live and die by the weather, but "the weather" doesn't mean the same thing it did in 1990, or even a decade ago, and the reason the Fort McMurray Fire trended on newsfeeds around the ...
Residents who were ordered out of Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, due to a nearby wildfire are clear to return home, authorities said Saturday. The Regional Municipality of Wood ...
Fire Montreal, Quebec: Central Canada 86-104 1892 July 8: The Great Fire of 1892: Fire St. John's, Newfoundland: Atlantic Canada 1896 May 26: Point Ellice Bridge disaster: Traffic-rail accident Victoria, British Columbia: West Coast 55 1899 June 16: Caledonia Mine explosion: Mining disaster Glace Bay, Nova Scotia: Maritimes 11 1900 April 26 ...
The book details the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire which led to the evacuation of more than 88,000 residents of Fort McMurray, in the province of Alberta, Canada and the destruction of much of the town. The book was a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award for Nonfiction as well as the winner of the 2023 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction.
Fort McMurray Wildfire: Alberta and Saskatchewan: Largest fire evacuation in Alberta history (88,000 on 3 May, a further 8,000 on 16 May). Over 2,400 homes and buildings destroyed. Costliest disaster in Canadian history. [65] [66] 2016: 19,800 acres (8,000 ha) 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires: Tennessee: Began in late November 2016.