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The North American Drought Monitor [7] has been established as a cooperative effort among drought experts in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. to monitor drought on a weekly basis. The site provides North American maps based on a synthesis of multiple indices and local impacts that best represents current drought conditions.
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]
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 ]
Map shows where air quality conditions are unhealthy ... according to the Canadian Drought Monitor. ... Stocks slip but cap off 2024 with a 2nd straight year of 20% gains.
In 2019, Canadian factories produced 1.4 million new trucks, more than triple the Canadian car production. [17] The Canadian domestic aviation industry, represented largely by the country's two main airlines (Air Canada and Westjet), produced 7.1 Mt CO 2 eq in 2017 and account for 1% of Canada's total greenhouse gas emission. [14]
Map shows where air quality conditions are unhealthy 16:10 , Ariana Baio As of Wednesday morning, air quality conditions are worse in the upper midwest region of the United States, according to a ...
Red flag warnings for fire risk have been issued across much of the Northeast, as seen in this map for Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. / Credit: CBS News. The weekly drought monitor came in on Thursday, ...
Moderate-to-severe drought conditions from British Columbia to northern Ontario also continued into fall. [17] Though most of the fires were extinguished by winter, some in northern Alberta and British Columbia continued to smoulder in peat, reigniting the following February and starting the 2024 fires. [3]