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  1. Wildfire status. Find active wildfires on the wildfire dashboard, see wildfires of note and find the latest forest area updates.

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  3. Still recovering from the historic wildfire year that was 2023, Canada is bracing for another challenging summer. More than 16 million hectares of land was scorched last year — smashing previous...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WildfireWildfire - Wikipedia

    A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a bushfire (in Australia), desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, prairie fire, vegetation fire, or veld fire.

  5. Jun 9, 2023 · Smoke from fires in Quebec drifted over Ontario and down the eastern seaboard in the United States, turning our wildfire battles into an international news story. Here's a look at the latest...

  6. Jun 8, 2023 · Flights have been grounded and delayed at some major US airports due to wildfire smoke causing low visibility. The Canadian government says nearly 100 million people in the US and Canada are ...

  7. Jun 29, 2023 · Canada has surpassed its record for the largest area burned by wildfires in a single year. The blazes have burned more than 8.1m hectares (20m acres) across the country - 21 times above the ...

  8. Apr 2, 2024 · A wildfire is an uncontrolled burn of vegetation, which includes the burning of forests, shrublands and grasslands, savannas, and croplands. Wildfires can be caused by human activity — such as arson, unattended fires, or the loss of control of planned burns — and natural causes, such as lightning.

  9. Apr 11, 2024 · Warm conditions could spell even more devastation than was seen in 2023's worst-ever season, officials say.

  10. Jun 29, 2023 · Here’s what you need to know about the fires and Canada’s wildfire season. An early start. While wildfires are common in the spring and summer in much of Canada, they usually burn in remote...

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