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Why are so many of Canada’s wildfires burning ‘out of control’?
Many fires burning across Canada, forcing evacuations and threatening air quality in the United States, cannot simply be put ...
Data capturing hot spots and burned acres show Canada wildfire season off to wild start
While images of wildfires capture their ferocity, data can provide insight into how bad a fire season is. Such is the case ...
How Canada's wildfires are affecting oil supply
Wildfires burning in Canada's oil-producing province of Alberta have reduced the country's daily crude production by about 7% ...
Demand for water bombers has 'skyrocketed' as Canada grapples with more intense wildfires
As Canada is again dealing with massive wildfires, the increasing severity of the natural disasters is having the knock-on ...
Smoke From Canada Wildfires Are Visible From Space; NASA Astronaut Shares Pictures
The pictures shared by Ayers from the International Space Station (ISS) show the extent of the wildfires which has degraded air quality in the US as well. Air quality alerts have been issued in ...
Study projects that increasing wildfires in Canada and Siberia will actually slow global warming
Even if you live far from the boreal forests in Canada and Siberia, you've likely noticed an increase in smoke from their ...