Canadian Wildfire Coverage

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Wildfires spread smoke, and anxiety, across Canada to the U.S.

In a country known for its picturesque landscapes and orderliness, the out-of-control wildfires have stoked unease and underlined the perils of global warming.

www.seattletimes.com

How climate change factored into Nova Scotia’s wildfires

Experts say we need to rethink the way we build our homes, and where.

www.yahoo.com

Now some of the wildfire smoke from Canada are hitting the eastern United States resembles the time when Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area had wildfire smoke from nearby wildfires within the state back in 2020.

Here is a clip from 2020 about that fire from the epicenter and smoke spreading to San Francisco in that example.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Here are local New York area Newscasts covering smoke coming from Canada and how its affecting the area. Yes this air quality resembles what California faced in 2020.

Here is Canada's response to the wildfires.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Here is a press conference from Nova Scotia

And here are the local reports from other parts of Canada facing wildfires.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

How did the 2023 Canadian wildfires start? A look at what caused the fires that are sending smoke across the U.S.

The first six weeks of Canada's 2023 wildfire season put it on track to be its most destructive in history.

www.cbsnews.com

Here is more from Canada.

Environment and Climate News and Analysis – CTV News

Follow the latest news on the environment, weather, climate change, global warming, and more in Canada and around the world.

www.ctvnews.ca

Here are local reports in Canada on the Wildfires hitting multiple provinces in the country.

'Canada dry': Climatologist Dave Phillips foresees hot, dry summer countrywide

The hot, dry conditions that are fuelling wildfires countrywide are just the beginning of what summer could look like in Canada this year, according to Environment Canada senior climatologist Dave Phillips.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[blackgold]

I'll bet CBC, CTV, and Global are covering the English side of the story, while Radio-Canada has the French coverage to itself. (TVA & NooVoo have limited coverage outside La Belle Province.)

 

[crainbebo]

I hear a lot of those fires were caused by humans. *IF* any human caused these wildfires, they should be prosecuted and thrown in prison. Lock 'em up.
I do know some were caused by lightning.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

DC area reached the worst air quality in the world Thursday

Code maroon — “hazardous” — air quality put the health of people across the Washington, D.C., area at risk for a time Thursday as smoke from wildfires in Canada grips the region.

www.nbcwashington.com

Now Washington DC, Baltimore and Philadelphia issues Air Quality alert warnings. Crazy to think that wildfire smoke from Canada spreads further than we thought. Apparently the eastern half of Canada and United States have their version of the Santa Ana Winds.

'Stay inside' | Rare Code Purple air quality impacts the DMV with closings, cancellations

The Code Purple air quality continues to impact the DMV. Residents, business owners and entertainers all explain how they're handling the haze.

wjla.com

'Unhealthy' air quality alert in Philly as region deals with Canadian wildfire smoke

An air quality alert for the entire Philadelphia area continued into Thursday due to a blanket of smoke from Canadian wildfires causing hazy conditions throughout the region.

www.nbcphiladelphia.com

Code Red air quality continues into day two for Baltimore

Poor air quality conditions continue throughout Baltimore leaving a layer of haze throughout the city from the wildfires in Canada.

www.wmar2news.com

Here is an explanation of the Santa Ana Winds for California.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

15 California firefighters deploy to Alberta to help battle Canadian wildfires

Fifteen California firefighters with the state's Critical Incident Management Team spent the past two weeks in Canada's Peace River, Alberta, where some 300,000 acres have burned.

abc7.com

Here are some firefighters from the USA sent to fight some of Canada's fires.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

A third day of smoky air gives millions in US East Coast, Canada a new view of wildfire threat

With weather systems expected to hardly budge, the smoky blanket billowing across the U.S. and Canada from wildfires in Quebec and Nova Scotia will possibly persist into the weekend.

apnews.com

Here is more on Canada's wildfires smokes impact on the Eastern United States.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Parts of Alberta is reporting another fire in Canada.

 

[davideduardo]

Parts of Alberta is reporting another fire in Canada.

Well, I learned that in Canada they say "kill-oh-meeters" rather than the European "kihl-ahh-met-ehrs". But they surely do news better on the CBC than on any of the big three national networks in the US these days.

I went on to view

and was very impressed with the anchor, the delivery, writing and reporting throughout.

 

[tvnut]

"The National," CBC's evening news, is the best network newscast in North America. An hour, nightly at 9 p.m. local time, 9:30 p.m. in Newfoundland and Labrador (Saturday on CBC's cable news channel only, because of hockey).

 

[crainbebo]

Thankfully northern Alberta is getting some nice rains today and tomorrow. And western WA will get several days' worth of showers at the end of the week, moving into the ID panhandle and western MT as the weekend goes on. A good steady rain will relieve the drought chances a little bit. We had a 1200-acre brush fire south of Mabton WA yesterday. Farm equipment sparking, or someone throwing out a cigarette, I'm sure. No lightning in this area yesterday afternoon.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

How firefighters from several countries have been enlisted to battle wildfires in Alberta

Thousands of firefighters from outside the province have come to Alberta in 2023 to fight wildfires. It's all organized by a federal agency called the Canadian Interagency Fire Fighting Centre.

edmonton.ctvnews.ca

Turns out multiple countries fire services have step in to fight the Alberta fires. United States, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile and Costa Rica steps in to join and help Alberta Firefighters.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Atlanta 69

Hope for the best in Canada over wildfires. But dang never considered this one where smoke from wildfires can travel that far from the points of origins to other countries.

 

[davideduardo]

Hope for the best in Canada over wildfires. But dang never considered this one where smoke from wildfires can travel that far from the points of origins to other countries.

It happens. About 25 years ago the sky above Houston was totally filled with smoke from fires in the state of Veracruz, México. The fire was so big that it caused Houston to be under "dangerous air" conditions for over a week.

 

[Mediafrog+]

It happens. About 25 years ago the sky above Houston was totally filled with smoke from fires in the state of Veracruz, México. The fire was so big that it caused Houston to be under "dangerous air" conditions for over a week.

I recall that, and it was quite bizarre. Similar conditions have happened several times over the years. Sometimes it was initially unclear what the source was.

 

[davideduardo]

I recall that, and it was quite bizarre. Similar conditions have happened several times over the years. Sometimes it was initially unclear what the source was.

It was, indeed, a bit more extensive than the guy in the next room lighting up a blunt...

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Wildfires rage in Canada's Northwest Territories

STORY: Various communities have been evacuated as the fires threaten to close highways linking them with the rest of the territory, local media say.Record-setting wildfires in Canada could potentially continue burning at an abnormally high rate for several more weeks, though the spread of blazes...

news.yahoo.com

Canada's Northwest Territories are facing another wildfire threat.

https://www.axios.com/2023/08/14/canada-wildfires-fall-fire-activity-threat

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Canada fires: B.C. under state of emergency, wildfires close main highway

Thousands of British Columbia (B.C.) residents were on high evacuation alert on Saturday after rapidly intensifying wildfires forced the Canadian province to declare a state of emergency, while some sections of a key transit route between the Pacific coast and the rest of western Canada were...

www.reuters.com

Another wildfire Emergency has been declared for British Columbia.