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These tips can help keep you safe during a potentially severe 2024 wildfire season
The Conversation· 3 days agoThe 2023 wildfire season was Canada’s worst on record. The fires emitted nearly 480 million tonnes of carbon, five times the emissions of an average season, turning the skies ...
Late snowfall puts a 'freeze' on summer for these provinces
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWhile this late-May snow may not be entirely welcome by everyone, it is needed to help these ...
I Hate Summer—and You Should Too
Time via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSpeaking of wildfires… When it comes to dust, haze, and a mustard-colored sky, Mars has got nothing on Earth—at least during the summer fire season. Last...
The World Is Ignoring the Other Deadly Kind of Carbon
Wired News· 5 days agoOnce again, vast expanses of Canadian wilderness are on fire, threatening towns and forcing...
Canadian military drill sparks unfounded forced removal theories
AFP via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSocial media users claim a military training exercise in Canada's Ontario province was a cover-up...
Residents forced out of Canada's oil sands hub by wildfire cleared to return, officials say
Stamford Advocate· 7 days agoResidents who were ordered out of Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, due to a nearby ...
Michigan summer air quality preview: Will wildfires disrupt our breathing again?
WJBK fox local articles via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMuch of the smoke from those fires last year is what clogged Michigan's atmosphere. As long as wildfire season proceeds as expected in Canada, it won't disrupt the state's ...
Officials outline B.C. wildfire supports amid 'harrowing times'
CBC via Yahoo News· 7 days agoOfficials are establishing support systems for thousands of evacuees displaced from their homes by ...
From the Publisher's Desk: Smoke and borealis
Burnett County Sentinel· 23 hours agoIf it wasn’t for a few thousand years of shared knowledge, I would swear the world was ending. The recent appearance of the aurora borealis, more commonly known as the northern lights, and the ...
Embroiled in lawsuits from wildfires, Xcel faces tradeoffs of safety vs. cost
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune· 2 days agoA transmission line patrol foreman for Xcel Energy smacked the base of a wood power pole with a...