wildfires

Huge soaker hoses are being used to help protect buildings, homes and vital routes into and out of the Alberta city against wildfire flames that have forced the evacuation of four neighbourhoods.

Doug Donaldson says the place to start should be a dedicated provincial wildfire strategy that lays out responsibilities for each government ministry, while supporting the participation of local communities, civil society and the forest industry.

The fire had not grown in two days, but there was no end in sight to the battle against the blaze and no word on when residents might be able to return home.

As of Tuesday morning, the B.C. Wildfire Service reported the fire had grown to over 84 square kilometres.

Rob Fraser, mayor of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality based in Fort Nelson, said yesterday that fire crews and emergency workers are preparing a "last stand" if the fire advances into the town itself.

The planet is headed for at least 2.5 C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, a poll of hundreds of scientists finds.

Located smack-dab in the middle of the Athabasca oilsands, Fort McKay is the bull's-eye on the dart board of the world's third-largest crude oil reserve. 

After last summer's heat waves, deadly floods and record-breaking wildfires, some scientists are urging Canadian health professionals to help their patients better prepare for climate change-related extreme weather and natural disasters.

At the time, wildfires were raging throughout parts of British Columbia and so Amber checked the air quality index on a weather app that morning to make sure it was safe for Carter — who had asthma — to play outside.

His comments came after a joint statement was released from the premier and the firms Meta, TikTok, X and Snap that says they will form an online safety action table, where they'll discuss "tangible steps" toward protecting people from online harms.

The agency warned on Monday that over 70 per cent of the world's workforce is likely to be exposed to excessive heat during their careers. It also warned of air pollution, pesticides and other hazards that could lead to health problems including cancer.

With decades of experience, Reno Red Cloud knows more than anyone about water on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. As climate change makes fire season on the reservation more dangerous, he sees a growing need for water to fight those fires.

Canadian energy producers say they are prepared and ready for what could be another spring and summer of drought and wildfires in Western Canada.

When a nearby wildfire made it temporarily impossible to insure her new home in Kelowna, Stephanie Davis was stuck.

Bodies and minds are just as affected by climate change as sea ice and forests, says University of Alberta scientist Sherilee Harper.