The Guardian World· 1h ago· 3 min read
At least 90 active blazes in British Columbia in what PM says is one of the country’s most intense seasons on record
How dangerous are wildfires and how can we stop them from getting worse?
Fresh wildfires have broken out in western Canada and forests continued to burn in Ontario as the country battled what the prime minister, Mark Carney, called one of the most intense wildfire seasons on record. Nearly 34,000 lightning strikes over the past week led to a series of fires and evacuation orders in southern British Columbia. There were 25 evacuation orders and 90 active wildfires in the province as of Friday morning, and authorities said warming and drying conditions could cause them to grow. Continue reading...
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