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Fighting forest fires more efficiently from the air

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024 - by cmedia

Whether in Canada, California or around the Mediterranean—forest fires are becoming more frequent and, above all, more severe around the world. Especially in summer, heat, drought and wind often turn …

Canada

Forest fires in British Columbia are 30 times worse than average, say researchers

July 18, 2023July 18, 2023 - by cmedia

#Canada; #ChangingWeatherPatterns; #BritishColumbia; #ForestFires; #GlobalTemperaturesRising This summer has seen a violent outbreak of forest fires across Canada and North America. According to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center (CIFFC), there …

Environment

Montreal has worst air of any major city as wildfires rage: monitor

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 - by cmedia

Forest fires in Canada left Montreal blanketed with smog on Sunday, giving it the worst air quality of any major city in the world, according to a pollution monitor, https://phys.org …

Climate change

Newfoundland wildfires could foretell what climate change has in store for province

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 - by cmedia

A local climatologist reportedly said that the burning of forest fires for more than two weeks in central Newfoundland could be a premonition of what the province could expect as …