Over 24 million acres of land have burned across Canada since the start of the year, marking the country's worst wildfire season on record.
typically happens around this time of year in Canada, which is home to about 9% of the world's forests. But with the season occurring annually from May until October, devastation seen from the outset this year put the country almost immediately on track for its worst season in more than 30 years. Out-of-control blazes have cropped up in nearly every corner of Canada and forced thousands of people to evacuate. how widespread the wildfires have become.
Officials on Monday reported 372 active fires in British Columbia, along Canada's west coast. To the east, Alberta had the second-highest number of active blazes with 121 while Quebec, which borders New England, had 108.The broad extent of the fires — from the westernmost provinces to the eastern ones — is unusual, particularly so early in the year, Canadian government officials have said.
As of its most recent update, the interagency fire center has recorded 4,148 wildfires since the beginning of 2023. The fires have scorched at least 10 million hectares — or over 24.7 million acres — of land across Canada this year. In June, the acreage burned this year surpassed the amount of land burned in 1989, which previously held Canada's annual record, the country'sThere were 881 active fires burning in Canada on Monday, according to the latest interagency tally.
Wildfire smoke traveling south from eastern Canadian provinces brought a marked spell of haze, fumes and copper skies to the northeastern U.S. in June. On Sunday, air quality alertsin several northern states from Montana to Indiana, and on Monday, air quality in Washington, D.C.
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