Beginning in March 2023 and increasing in intensity around June, Canada has been affected by an ongoing record-setting series of wildfires. As the worst wildfire season in recorded Canadian history, eleven provinces and territories have been affected, with large fires in Alberta, Nova Scotia and Ontario and Quebec. On June 25, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre declared the 2023 wildfire season was the worst in Canada's recorded history, surpassing the 1989 fire season.
As of June 21, 2,765 fires have burned 5,958,026 hectares (14,722,603 acres) (59,580 square kilometres, roughly the size of Croatia). As of June 26, there were 490 active wildfires, 255 of which were deemed "uncontrolled". International aid has helped reduce the impacts.
Smoke emitted from the wildfires has caused air quality alerts and evacuations in Canada, the United States, and Europe.
Saw this on the PP, what a great shot but worrying times. It is winter here in Australia at the moment and we had terrible bushfires a few years ago in summer here. I believe we are in for a hot dry summer this year too so dread the thought of bushfires again. fav.
Beautiful but sad image. We experiencing air quality issues here in Iowa too. Never seen anything like it....you can see thick haze, smell the smoke, eyes burn and lungs feel it too. What a mess!
An attractive minimalist shot - fav! I've been following the news of the forest fires in Canada, and it is quite frightening. We have had a number of wildfires here in the UK, but so far relatively small in scale.
Ian
June 29th, 2023
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