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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 ...
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 ...
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The smoke from Canada’s wildfires may be even more toxic than usual
The country's legacy of mining means that toxic metals could be carried along plumes of smoke, endangering people in its path ...
Canada wildfires spark record-smashing smoke levels in Minnesota air
An air quality index of 300 or higher is considered hazardous, and the record-breaking smoke AQI in Grand Portage reached 800 ...
Are fires in Canada impacting Bucks County air quality? Here's the forecast
Smoke from wildfires raging in Canada has drifted into the United States, affecting air quality as far south as Florida.
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 ...
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 ...