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Canadian oil sands city evacuated as wildfire draws near
Phys.org· 1 day agoThousands of residents of Fort McMurray, a city in Canada's major oil-producing region, fled as an...
2024 U.S. wildfire season: A slow start, but potentially active finish
Axios· 17 hours agoWith wildfires raging in western Canada and heat and drought leading to heightened fire risks in...
More evacuated as early wildfires sweep western Canada
Alaska Superstation· 3 days agoOne of the year's first major wildfires in Canada closed in Monday on the British Columbia town of...
Canada's oil sands hub threatened by wildfire, sparking large evacuations
Reuters· 1 day agoThe fire, fueled by tinder-dry conditions and high winds, has been threatening the city in the...
Factbox-Why is fire-threatened Fort McMurray so important to Canada's oil industry?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoA wildfire threatening the Canadian oil sands hub of Fort McMurray has prompted thousands of people...
A new online portal sheds light on hundreds of known, formerly unknown Canadian tornadoes
CBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAmateur tornado enthusiasts and professional climate researchers alike now have an easier way to...
What are ‘zombie’ fires, and why are they becoming more common?
WJW via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThey typically occur in the boreal (northern) forests in high-latitude regions, feeding off peat,...
Patch of pristine bush in central Alberta donated to become nature preserve
CBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA pristine parcel of forested land in central Alberta will be protected from development after it...
After repeated blasts of smoke last summer and one of the driest winters on record, Chicago enters...
Chicago Tribune· 4 days agoIn fact, governments in both the United States and Canada say they’re correct to feel this way. “The...
Author John Vaillant has a climate change PSA
Santa Fe New Mexican· 6 days agoIn May of 2016, a fire burning in the boreal forest took nearly everyone by surprise when it grew to massive proportions in a matter of hours and swept...