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Canada Wildfires 2024

Ongoing drought means higher wildfire danger for northern B.C. this fall

Ongoing drought means higher wildfire danger for northern B.C. this fall

There are still 214 wildfires burning throughout the province
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Air quality issues persist in central and Northeast B.C. due to smoke

Air quality issues persist in central and Northeast B.C. due to smoke

Much of B.C. remains “unseasonably dry” due to the ongoing drought
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Devastating Jasper wildfire now listed as under control, Parks Canada says

Devastating Jasper wildfire now listed as under control, Parks Canada says

The fire’s status was last changed on Aug. 17 when it moved from being out-of-control
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Final evacuation alerts lifted as B.C. wildfires continue to drop

Final evacuation alerts lifted as B.C. wildfires continue to drop

‘Recent cool, wet weather is giving BC Wildfire Service an opportunity to make significant gains’
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Canada’s 2023 wildfire emissions 4 times worse than its fossil fuel pollution

Canada’s 2023 wildfire emissions 4 times worse than its fossil fuel pollution

Study penned by researchers at NASA say only India, China, US spewed more carbon than Canada’s fires
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As B.C.’s last ‘wildfire of note’ vacates the danger zone, battle not over yet

As B.C.’s last ‘wildfire of note’ vacates the danger zone, battle not over yet

Service lifts designation from Corya Creek wildfire about 170 kilometres northeast of Terrace
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Friendly rain, unfriendly winds as BC wildfire situation continues to improve

Friendly rain, unfriendly winds as BC wildfire situation continues to improve

Number of blazes actively burning across the province has fallen to around 311
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B.C. wildfires trending into the ‘held’ and mop-up stages

B.C. wildfires trending into the ‘held’ and mop-up stages

Less than 100 of B.C.’s active blazes are classified as burning out of control
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More than 90% of B.C. remains under some level of drought

More than 90% of B.C. remains under some level of drought

Northwest the only region with sufficient water supply to meet all needs, according to province
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‘Inescapable’: study confirms extreme weather fuelled record widlfire year

‘Inescapable’: study confirms extreme weather fuelled record widlfire year

Canada’s temperatures in 2023 already equivalent to climate projections for 2050
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