This first week of June, a dense, smoky haze blanketed the skies of the Northeast due to wildfires in Canada. The gray skyline, reminiscent of scenes from Star Wars, has raised concerns among medical professionals because poor air quality causes a cascade of health complications. Health experts warn individuals with asthma or respiratory issues to…
Wildfire Smoke Continues to Impact Millions in Canada’s Major Cities
Poor air quality due to wildfires may persist into the weekend for some of Canada’s most populous cities, Environment Canada says. Toronto is expected to continue experiencing hazy skies and poor air quality over the next 72 hours as smoke from wildfires in Quebec and northeastern Ontario continues to compromise the air quality in southwestern…
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Forecast to Reach Norway
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norwegian officials said the smoke from Canadian wildfires that has enveloped parts of the U.S. and Canada in a thick haze is expected to pour into Norway on Thursday. Atmosphere and climate scientists with the Norwegian Climate and Environmental Research Institute used a forecast model to predict how the smoke would travel…
Wildfire Smoke Blankets Ontario, Quebec, Air Quality Plummets, Affects Activities
Poor air quality is forecast to persist into the weekend across parts of Ontario, as plumes of wildfire smoke blanket the province and prompt school boards to limit outdoor activities. Environment Canada has issued special air quality advisories for large swaths of Ontario and Quebec, warning of high levels of pollution from wildfires burning across…
Smoky Haze From Active Wildfires Forecasted to Worsen in BC Interior
Environment Canada says smoke from wildfires in the B.C. Interior is expected to worsen in the coming days, bringing poor air quality and associated health risks. In a special air quality statement, Environment Canada and the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy say several Interior communities are likely to see worsening wildfire smoke…
Billions Lost in Aussie Black Summer Bushfires
December 13, 2021
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A University of Sydney and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)’s report released on the impacts of the Black Summer fires from 2019 to 2020 has found the fires cost the Australian agriculture sector billions of dollars. The Fire on the Farm report (pdf), released, Dec. 13, estimated the bushfires fires— which burnt up…
What’s in Wildfire Smoke?
Fire and health officials began issuing warnings about wildfire smoke several weeks earlier than normal this year. With almost the entire U.S. West in drought, signs already pointed to a long, dangerous fire season ahead. Smoke is now turning the sky hazy across a large swath of the country as dozens of large fires burn,…
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