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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
Canada’s wildfire season is off to an intense start. A NASA satellite has recorded thousands of hot spots across the country ...
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% ...
Canadian wildfire smoke engulfs Michigan's Mackinac Bridge, causing it to disappear
For days, skies in Michigan have been a dull, chalky near-white. The smoke from some 77 out-of-control wildfires in Canada has been dominating the skies over the state.
Wildfires burning across central Canada force more people to evacuate
About 17,000 residents of Manitoba in central Canada have been evacuated because of nearly two dozen active wildfires.
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 ...
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 ...
Canada's Hudbay Minerals pauses Snow Lake operations due to wildfires
Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals said on Wednesday it had temporarily suspended operations in Snow Lake, Manitoba, due ...