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Canadian oil sands city evacuated as wildfire draws near
Phys.org· 1 day agoShifting winds gusting to 40 kilometers per hour (25 miles per hour) fanned the flames, scorching...
Factbox-Why is fire-threatened Fort McMurray so important to Canada's oil industry?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoA wildfire threatening the Canadian oil sands hub of Fort McMurray has prompted thousands of people...
2024 U.S. wildfire season: A slow start, but potentially active finish
Axios· 15 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...
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...
Canada's oil sands hub threatened by wildfire, sparking large evacuations
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 days ago(Reuters) -A large wildfire is slowly approaching the major Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray...
What are ‘zombie’ fires, and why are they becoming more common?
WJW via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThey typically occur in the boreal (northern) forests in high-latitude regions, feeding off peat,...
Author John Vaillant has a climate change PSA
Santa Fe New Mexican· 6 days agoAS the crow flies, the Canadian city of Fort McMurray, Alberta, is nearly 1,500 miles from Santa Fe. Fort McMurray is in some ways a supersized Los...
After repeated blasts of smoke last summer and one of the driest winters on record, Chicago enters...
Chicago Tribune· 4 days ago“The conditions are ripe for another bad fire season,” said John Mooney, air quality director for...