‘California is meant to burn': Experts teach landowners art of prescribed burns
By Nathan Frandino GEORGETOWN, California The prescribed burn begins on a California hill with a drip torch to
2023-06-01 18:21
Canadian officials announce more than $18,000 fine for Nova Scotia burn ban violations as wildfires continue to rage in region
Canadian officials announced a fine of more than $18,000 on Wednesday for anyone in Nova Scotia who violates a province-wide burn ban implemented this week as wildfires continue to rage in the region, which has prompted air quality alerts in the northeastern US.
2023-06-01 08:16
Wildfire in Canada's Halifax stoked by wind gusts, low humidity
By Eric Martyn HALIFAX, Nova Scotia Canadian fire officials warned on Wednesday gusty winds and low humidity could
2023-05-31 22:26
Eastern Canada's Halifax declares emergency over wildfire, shutting schools
The eastern Canadian city of Halifax declared a state of local emergency late on Sunday after a wildfire
2023-05-29 19:51
How wildfires in Alberta lead to poor air quality in the Midwest
Residents of the central United States experienced poor air quality and smoke over the weekend. The potentially dangerous air has a far-off source: the wildfires raging in Canada.
2023-05-22 03:51
Alberta on high alert for wildfire upsurge over scorching holiday weekend
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA Firefighters in Alberta are on high alert for a surge in blazes over a
2023-05-20 20:25
More than a third of the area charred by wildfires in Western North America can be traced back to fossil fuels, scientists find
Millions of acres scorched by wildfires in the Western US and Canada — an area roughly the size of South Carolina — can be traced back to carbon pollution from the world's largest fossil fuel and cement companies, scientists reported Tuesday.
2023-05-16 12:20
Wildfire smoke from Alberta and British Columbia reaches US
Satellite images show much of Canada and parts of US blanketed by smoke from the Alberta wildfires.
2023-05-12 08:20