Smoke from wildfires in Manitoba, a Western province facing its worst fire season in 30 years, has created hazardous air ...

The 2023 wildfire season in Canada was the worst on record, with 6,551 fires scorching nearly 46 million acres, from the West Coast to the Atlantic provinces and the far north.

Canada's wildfire season typically runs from May through October. The country is home to about 9% of the world's forests. Last year's wildfire season was the most destructive in recorded history, ...

Canada is on track for its worst-ever year of wildfire destruction as warm and dry conditions are forecast to persist through to the end of the summer after an unprecedented start to the fire ...

Canada’s wildfire season is off to an intense start, with the Western province of Manitoba declaring a state of emergency for the second time.. Wildfires have burned 2.5 million acres this year ...

2023 was Canada's worst ever wildfire season when 18.5 million hectares burned and blazes raged simultaneously in the east and west of the country. WHAT IS CAUSING THE FIRES?

From 1982 to 1993, Canada’s median wildfire size was 112 hectares. From 2013 to 2022, it was 509 hectares. This year so far, it’s about 1,900 hectares.

What’s happening in Canada could be a sign of what’s to come in the United States this year. Experts say it is difficult to tell how severe California’s wildfire season will be after good ...

The current infrastructure also isn’t set up to fully account for the shifting behavior of wildfire smoke, which can travel ...

Canada’s wildfire season just started March 1 but already flames charred 6.5 million acres in May alone. Xinhua/Sipa USA. Poor conditions are forecast to persist, but this incendiary situation ...