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An update from Parks Canada on August 1 indicated the wildfire had grown substantially and was now 39,000 hectares (96,000 acres), with more growth expected. [16] On August 17, Parks Canada and the Municipality of Jasper lifted the evacuation alert for Jasper after the wildfire was classified as being held. [17]
The fires - caused by a massive wildfire that is sweeping through Alberta's mountainous Jasper National Park - are said to have destroyed about a third of the town.
After almost four weeks, the Jasper fire was declared held on August 17, [30] and brought under control September 7. [31] The fires were expected to burn until early winter. [31] The estimated carbon emissions for July 2024 were the most of any July dating back to 2003, when the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service began collecting data. [6]
The Jasper fire could be one of the most damaging in Alberta since a 2016 conflagration that hit the oil town of Fort McMurray, forcing the evacuation of all 90,000 residents.
Nearly a third of Jasper's structures were destroyed when a massive wildfire, with flames burning 100 meters (330 feet) high, hit the popular Alberta tourist town last week.
At the same time, the fires prompted massive evacuations, particularly in Kern County and other affected areas. [26] Social inequality; Wildfire disasters disproportionately disrupt the lives of the most vulnerable socio-economic groups and are as much a product of the ecological environment as they are of the social environment. [27]
The Jasper Fire may refer to: The 2000 Jasper Fire in South Dakota, United States; The 2024 Jasper wildfire in Alberta, Canada This page was last edited on 8 ...
Fifteen active wildfires burned across New York state Monday totaling roughly 2,500 acres, with the largest in Ulster and Orange counties. Captain Scott Jackson, a Fire Management Officer for the ...