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HWF-036, named the Long Lake Fire, is a rapidly growing fire classified as out of control. It is the largest fire in the province during the 2023 wildfire season, currently having an active burning area of 108,402 hectares (267,867 acres). [55] It was started just south of the Rainbow Lake Airport and initially grew to the northwest. However ...
So far, there have been 4,024 wildfires across Canada, scorching more than 23.5 million acres, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. That already exceeds the record of 18.7 ...
Northwest Territories also hit by latest outbreak of drought-inspired summer blazes
There have been 3,055 fires so far this year in Canada, destroying more than 30,000 square miles - an area twice the size of Switzerland. The fires caused air quality to plummet across large parts ...
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Manitoba saw 266,000 hectares of forest burned in 2024, about 60,000 hectares more than 2023. [50] The first wildfire was detected on April 8, compared to April 30 in 2023. [50] Of the 291 fires recorded through the season, 105 were human-caused and 206 needed a full firefighting response. [50] The first significant fires occurred in May.
There have been a number of notable wildfires across the world in 2023. For information see: 2023 Hawaii wildfires; 2023 Greece wildfires; 2023 Canadian wildfires; 2023 California wildfires; 2023 Chile wildfires; 2023 Italian wildfires; 2023 Kazakhstan wildfires; 2023 Washington wildfires
Chicago’s skyline is seen from the 360 Chicago Observation Deck of the John Hancock Building with heavy smoke from the Canadian wildfires blanketing the city, on June 27, 2023 (AFP via Getty Images)