Rauch von Waldbränden im Nordwesten Ontarios ist in Teile der Provinz vorgedrungen und hat zu sehr schlechter Luftqualität und eingeschränkter Sicht geführt, was Environment Canada am Mittwoch dazu veranlasste, eine Warnung vor hoher Luftqualität auszusprechen.
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Oh so that’s why I saw the Mexico Filter Ontario Picture today.
“More than 100”
Why put it that way when there are hundreds. Technically it’s true, but so is “more than 10”.
For once BC isn’t completely on fire.
The thing I find most interesting about this is the way the fires shown follow the typical movement of the jet stream over Canada. Wish I knew a way to overlay the two – that would be a very cool map to see!
It’s almost as if climate scientists are right.
Never mind. Can’t deal with the shear volume of people with their heads in the sand.
https://ciffc.net/
There are 859 active fires in Canada.
That map closely corresponds to a map of the boreal forest, one of the largest ecosystems on the planet.
It feels like the entire boreal forest is on fire right now.
I work as an airline pilot out of Toronto and was flying through the smoke yesterday. It felt like we were flying on Mars.
Is this a newish issue, and if so what’s causing it? Seems like every summer here in Chicago we get awful smoke days at a time and it’s been going on for the past few years but I don’t remember this being a routine issue before like 2019 or so.
Are smokey days due to wildfires this generation’s acid rain?
Aqi 500 where I live!
More than a 100?! There is more than 200 just in Ontario alone.
It’s been fine here in central sk so far this summer!
Last year was the worst….
Yes, finally Alberta has no smoke. Sunny and blue skies today.
i was wondering wtf goin on up there i saw an air quality map
This is what happens when you don’t go out and sweep your forests, smh.
The wind must have shifted. It’s not yellow everywhere today
You know that means … MORE pipelines, more return to office, more urban sprawl while politicians come up with « creative ideas » to minimize climate change 🙄. Are we tired yet?!?!!?
We need a national wildfire strategy up here. If we can spend $100B on killing machines, we can certainly invest in protecting our forests. Unless Carney thinks the market can put out fires, too?
No fires in Nunavut. Impressive.
The effects of climate change. Yankees whine and bitch yet continue to oppose fixing it. Maybe this will smoke them out.
„more than 100“ gives the same energy as „there’s at least one“
Well, I’m sure those trees weren’t doing anything for us anyway…
Canadian Shield
edit: oh thought this was r/askgeography
Remember when Canada was on fire every summer when you were growing up?
No? Me neither! Gee, I wonder what’s changed? 🤔
I believe it’s actually 859 fires at the moment.
Really makes me want to find a way to go and help fight them..
I’ll get those numbers up, boss.
Yeah. Michigan called and wants us to do something about the smoke cross the borders. They’ve been constantly whining about it for the past two summers…
Maybe you guys should put a tarriff on it. That should do it.
I don’t want to downplay any of this but I’m legit wondering about the out of control fire just to.the west of ottawa, as that area is like 80% farm land.
Why are most of them burning in a diagonal line from NW to SE?
How many in the states ?
america’s weather machine has been pretty relentless this year, eh?
This happens in California but it’s super dry there. Isn’t Canada quite wet? All the snow in winter keeps the ground wet. All the rain in warmer months…
I’m from CA and living in Michigan where I rarely water anything. So I’m so surprised that Canada burns like CA does.
What gives?
It’s wild how few are in BC and Alberta, and how many in the northern territories.
canadian shield?
MORE OIL. MORE GAS. MORE CARS. MORE COAL. MORE PIPELINES.
Meanwhile, back in America, yesterday, there was 158 NEW fires reported nationwide. That’s not counting the fires that are already burning. There’s even fires in Minnesota. Ffs ! 🤦♂️
I heard the more exposure was good for my asthma. Sorry.
OK this probably a really stupid, question but how is one of the coldest countries in the world always constantly on fire.
They probably reversed all the EUtopian carbon reduction self-suffering in one afternoon. LOL.
So, what is starting all of these fires?
Conveniently in areas where barely anyone lives
Did the peat start burning yet? That’s the thing that worries me. When it dries out and burns for months under the surface. Peat is a bigger carbon sink than the rainforest.
Maps that instantly stop at the border are always bizarre. Open up google, activate the wildfire layer, and there’s wildfires right across the US border in Minnesota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, Nevada, Virginia, Arizona, New Mexico.
The areas that aren’t currently burning have had so much rain recently that our basements/underpasses/river valleys have flooded. More water than I’ve seen in 20+ years. It’s one extreme or the other lately
Some people have been pointing out we’ve had higher fire numbers in previous decades. It’s worth noting that the amount of manpower and resources we put towards preventing and putting out fires is astronomically higher than decades ago. We don’t just let these things burn and throw our hands up. So yes fires can be worse now even if there are fewer fires. We just invest ungodly amounts of resources to try and keep it under control.
US is on fire too.
https://www.americanforests.org/wildfire-map/