Northern B.C., Alberta and all of Ontario under ‘high’ to ‘extreme’ wildfire risk: What to know
Wildfires have burned more than 2 million hectares of land across Canada so far this year, during what has been one of the earliest fire seasons on record.
The above graph was made using data from current and archived reports from Natural Resources Canada. Data was available from May to November for some of the entries and May to October for others. (Natasha O’Neill/ CTVNews.ca)
According to the National Wildland Fire Situation Report, the fires in Yukon, B.C. Alberta, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are among the nearly 1,600 recorded so far this year.
A Smoky May for North America (Nasa Map)
150 Homes Destroyed
in Devastating Halifax Wildfire:
‘A Very Tough Time for the Community’
https://globalnews.ca/news/9732278/ns-wildfires-may-30-tantallon-fire-hammonds-plains-halifax/
More than 200 structures, 150 of which are homes, have been destroyed in the ongoing blaze ripping through the Halifax-area communities of Hammonds Plains and Tantallon – one of three out-of-control wildfires straining resources in the province.
The blaze broke out Sunday afternoon in the Tantallon area, about a 30-minute drive from downtown Halifax, and has since grown to about 788 hectares. While the fire has not grown in the last day, it is still not considered to be under control.
Mandatory evacuation orders are in place in a number of neighbourhoods, impacting more than 16,400 residents.
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