Tag: wildfires
Canada’s massive wildfires have already broken many records this year, even though the fire season is only halfway through
Even during July and August, more wildfires than normal can be expected in Canada due to the drought and heat, says the director of the CFS Northern Research Center of…
Wildfires in Canada: maps and images of forest fires
Canada is experiencing a historic fire season. Since the fires in May in the province of Alberta, the situation there has taken on impressive proportions. Here are the highlights from…
Environment Canada issues air quality statement due to wildfires
Wildfires in northern Ontario and Quebec have prompted Environment Canada to issue an air quality statement for parts of Southwestern Ontario including Brantford/Brant, Norfolk and Haldimand. “Higher levels of air…
Environment Canada issues air quality statement due to wildfires
Wildfires in northern Ontario and Quebec have prompted Environment Canada to issue an air quality statement for parts of Southwestern Ontario including Brantford/Brant, Norfolk and Haldimand. “Higher levels of air…
American study: The most polluting companies cause a third of wildfires
The study analyzed the climate effects of the 88 most polluting fossil fuel and cement producing companies. According to a recent American study, the companies that cause the most carbon…
At least 23 people have died and almost a thousand people have been injured in the wildfires in Chile
A state of emergency has been declared in the country due to the heat wave. Temperatures that have risen to 40 degrees have made it difficult to extinguish wildfires. In…
In California, evacuations were extended due to wildfires – there may be mudslides and floods ahead
Heavy rain causes the risk of flash floods and mudslides when the rainwater does not soak into the burnt ground. In the United States, rescuers fighting wildfires outside Los Angeles…
In France, wildfires are being extinguished by more than a thousand rescuers
Six other European countries sent help near Bordeaux, where nearly 7,000 hectares of forest have burned in long-running fires. 19:50•Updated 19:59 In France, the authorities warned on Thursday that the…
Death toll rises in California wildfires
Published: Just now fullscreen The City Hall in Klamath River, California, has been engulfed by the McKinney fire. Photo: Scott Stoddard/AP/TT Two more victims have been found in the large…
Over 100 homes are being evacuated after wildfires in California and Montana
In California, a fire broke out in the Klamath National Forest on Friday. An area of roughly 72 square kilometers is burning. Also in Montana, a forest fire has raged…