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  4. U.S. sees reprieve from smoky haze, but Canadian wildfires are still raging
  5. Canadian Wildland Fire Information System


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Why Canada’s wildfires are extreme and getting worse, in 4 charts

The area burned is already more than double the annual average of 2.1 million hectares. On average, only 15 percent of the seasonal total is usually burned by now. Although fire is common in May in parts of Canada, the majority of burning historically comes in July, August and September in most years.

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U.S. sees reprieve from smoky haze, but Canadian wildfires are still raging

The skies above parts of the eastern United States were starting to clear up Friday, giving a reprieve to residents after more than two days of acrid air and orange haze. But hundreds of ferocious wildfires were still raging in Canada, meaning that more smoke could waft across the U.S. in the days to come. The blazes in Canada, stretching from British Columbia to Nova Scotia, have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes, burned through millions of acres and vividly highlighted the brutal realities of global climate change. In Canada, 422 fires were burning as of Friday afternoon, In the eastern U.S., where smoke cast a sickly pall over urban skylines and the return of face masks evoked memories of the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, conditions were slowly improving Friday, but weather forecasters warned that air quality in many major cities was still dangerous. "Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to be transported south by winds into the U.S., resulting in moderate to unhealthy air quality across parts of the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Ohio Valley, and Midwest on Friday," the National Weather Service said in an update. "Some improvement is expected this weekend." Daily life in the northeastern U.S. was showing signs of normalcy. Baseball games and other outdoor events started to refill weekend calendars, and throngs of tourists and office workers could be seen lining the streets of Manhattan, which earlier this week had been bathed in an eerie orange ha...

Canadian Wildland Fire Information System

For information on current wildfires in Canada, including emergency response and preparedness, local conditions and additional support, visit The Canadian Wildland Fire Information System (CWFIS) creates daily fire weather and fire behavior maps year-round and hot spot maps throughout the forest fire season, generally between May and September. The Canadian Wildland Fire Information System monitors fire danger conditions and fire occurrence across Canada. Daily weather conditions are collected from across Canada and used to produce fire weather and fire behavior maps. In addition, satellites are used to detect fires, and reported fire locations are collected from fire management agencies. This site is divided into the following main sections: • The • The • The • The • The Section menu • CWFIS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •