Those planning to visit the country’s extensive forests and backcountry have been stymied by the raging wildfires, just as the country’s travel industry was bouncing back.
Tag: Quebec Province (Canada)
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Canadian Wildfires, Bigger Than Ever, Test Foreign Firefighters
The first foreign firefighters to reach Quebec amid Canada’s worst wildfire season on record said that some of the blazes were 100 times bigger than any they had ever seen.
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What to Know About Canada’s Exceptional Wildfire Season
Wild fires started earlier, are higher in number and spread across much of the country, burning millions of acres as climate change turns more of the country’s forest into a tinderbox.
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Canada’s Ability to Prevent Forest Fires Lags Behind the Need
Provincial firefighting agencies are stretched thin, there is no national agency and it’s hard to get approval for controlled burns — factors that have exacerbated recent outbreaks.
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Canadian Wildfires Are Burning Where They Rarely Have Before
Of the more than 400 fires burning in Canada, more than one-third are in Quebec, which has little experience with so many and such large wildfires.