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The rapid spread of the 2023 Canadian wildfires was exacerbated by the drought. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Vegetation throughout Canada was exceptionally dry, leading to tinder-like conditions. Lightning strikes in Canada's west, the most common cause of wildfires in Canada, were not commonly accompanied by any significant rain. [ 6 ]
As of spring 2021, extreme drought threatened the southern corners of Manitoba and Saskatchewan after an abnormally dry fall and winter. In June of 2023, some parts of the Great Plains saw a drought that according to the Canadian Drought Monitor was a one in fifty year occurrence. [55] [56]
2023 Canadian drought; 2023–2024 South American drought; E. 2023 European drought; N. 2020–2023 North American drought This page was last edited on 31 December ...
A 2023 report by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said that 97% of agricultural landscape in the Prairies was "abnormally dry or experiencing moderate to exceptional drought". [2] In Alberta, there were 51 water shortage advisories in place in December 2023. [2] Rarely has drought been as serious or extensive as the 1999-2004 episode. [3]
The area burned in 2023 was more than twice that of any year since 1983. [47] A study published in the journal Nature concluded that the June-September 2023 Canadian wildfires caused carbon emissions that exceeded annual fossil fuel emissions of all nations except India, China and the US.
Every area of Louisiana still is experiencing drought, even though some corners have seen conditions ease a bit after much needed rains. 2023 drought costs will linger into 2024, including ...
2023 Canadian wildfires; ... 2023 Canadian drought; E. Eagle Bluff Fire; M. McDougall Creek fire This page was last edited on 12 June 2023, at 02:06 (UTC). ...
2023 Canadian drought; N. 2020–2023 North American drought This page was last edited on 6 December 2022, at 06:26 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...