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Canadian wildfire emissions double previous record as flames rage on

Locals gather to watch firefighting efforts amid heavy smoke from the Eagle Bluff wildfire, after it crossed the Canada-US border from the state of Washington and prompted evacuation orders, in Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada, on 30th July, 2023.

Ottawa, CanadaReuters Forest fires in Canada this year have released 290 million tonnes of carbon, doubling a previous annual record, and emissions are set to rise as hundreds of flames remain active across the country, according to the EU’s Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service. The estimated Canadian fires emissions account for over 25 per cent of […]

Firefighters make progress, bring some Quebec wildfires under control

A person looks down towards the city as a smokey Toronto is seen from the CN Tower as wildfires in Ontario and Quebec continue to burn, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on 6th June, 2023.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Reuters The number of wildfires raging out of control across Quebec dropped on Sunday as firefighters in the Canadian province gained the upper hand in some areas, a provincial minister said on Sunday. Quebec Natural Resources Minister Maite Blanchette Vezina said told reporters that the number of out-of-control fires in the eastern […]