Satellite imagery from the National Weather Service shows just how many wildfires were burning in the area this week.
The 2023 fire season had something of a slow start, following forecasts that the season would be near or slightly above average. But fires seem to be picking up speed and frequency in some areas, particularly in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada.
On Wednesday night, the British Columbia Fire Service reported 35 new wildfires had started in the three days before, with at least 59 fires actively burning within its zone at that point. These fires prompted multiple evacuations in the Canadian region, as road conditions and smoke made detecting new daily wildfires and monitoring already burning ones even more difficult.
Canada is in the midst of an unparalleled fire season that continues to spread smoke across it and neighboring states, like Washington. Last week, the Canadian Forest Service said this year's wildfires had already broken the country's records in total area burned, amount of people who have had to evacuate and costs to control the flames.
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