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Wildfires across Canada are devouring land at a pace unseen in any year other than the historic 2023 season. With more than 7.8 million acres (3.15 million hectares) burned, according to Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre data, the season has already raced past the annual average, even when including the past two major fire seasons.
More than 200 wildfires are blazing across Canada, forcing 27,000 people to evacuate and creating hazardous air quality all over the U.S.
Wildfires scorching several Canadian provinces have driven at least 33,400 people from their homes, with smoke now reaching all the way to Europe.
For days, KTIV has alerted you on-air and online about the affects the Canadian Wildfire smoke is having on Siouxland. As you watch coverage on KTIV, the First Alert weather team prepares viewers for what they may see while outdoors.
Online map tools and resources let you track the Canadian wildfires and monitor poor air-quality conditions, which are impacting US states.
An air quality map shows conditions improving in the U.S. on Friday as smoke from the Canadian wildfires subsides.
States across the border issued air advisories about particulate pollution that are expected to last for several days.
More than 200 wildfires are raging across Canada, sending a thick blanket of choking smoke through the U.S. Midwest. Experts says climate change means U.S. residents better get used to it.
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Last year’s fire season was Canada’s second-worst of the century. Some of those blazes also sent thick, hazardous smoke into US cities. This year, wildfires have burned more than 1.58 million ...
Smoke from wildfires burning across Alberta has blanketed much of the province, including the Edmonton region.