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2024 Canadian wildfires. The 2024 Canadian wildfires are an ongoing series of wildfires in Canada. The fires have forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in communities throughout the country, including Labrador City (the largest-ever evacuation in Newfoundland and Labrador 's history), and Jasper, Alberta, where the Jasper ...
On July 22, 2024 at 7:00 pm MDT, Parks Canada reported a wildfire northeast of the town of Jasper. Shortly after, a second wildfire was reported south of the townsite. At 8:35 pm, the Municipality of Jasper and Jasper National Park issued 'preventive' evacuation alerts. [ 5] By 10:00 pm, an evacuation order was issued for the entire park, and ...
The McDougall Creek Fire was a wildfire in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada as part of the 2023 Canadian wildfires. It started near West Kelowna on August 15, 2023, and was discovered at 5:59 pm PDT. [1] The wildfire forced the evacuation of West Kelowna and parts of Kelowna . Overall, at least 35,000 people were under evacuation ...
July 26, 2024 at 10:27 AM. Huge, fast-moving wildfires have destroyed up to half of the historic Canadian town of Jasper, officials say, as firefighters try to save as many buildings as possible ...
June 27, 2023 at 6:22 PM. NASA MODIS. Canada has officially marked its worst wildfire season on record, with smoke from the blazes crossing the Atlantic Ocean and reaching western Europe on Monday ...
2023 Canadian wildfires. Beginning in March 2023, and with increased intensity starting in June, Canada was affected by a record-setting series of wildfires. All 13 provinces and territories were affected, with large fires in Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec.
Trees catch fire during the Eagle Bluff wildfire after it crossed the Canada-US border from the state of Washington and prompted evacuation orders in British Columbia, Canada on July 30, 2023.
Lytton wildfire. / 50.23111°N 121.58139°W / 50.23111; -121.58139. A wildfire began on June 30, 2021 just south of the village of Lytton in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. The fire destroyed much of Lytton and caused two civilian fatalities, announced July 3. [2]