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Progress has been made suppressing fires in the Canadian tourist town of Jasper, with the remaining ones expected to be put out by the end of the day, authorities said on Saturday. The fires ...
(Reuters) -A raging wildfire has devastated the western Canadian tourist town of Jasper and firefighters were working on Thursday to save as many buildings as possible, authorities said. Jasper is ...
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]
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.
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]
As daily wildfire PM 2.5 concentrations increased, high blood pressure and "all-cause" heart outcomes increased both on the day of exposure and two days after exposure. [49] According to studies, wildfire smoke exposure can increase all-cause mortality by up to 12% during periods of extreme pollution. [49]
TORONTO (Reuters) -A 24-year-old firefighter was killed by a falling tree while battling a forest blaze northeast of Jasper in the Western Canadian province of Alberta on Saturday, the police said ...
The incorporation order established the Jasper townsite as the Town of Jasper [10] and the surrounding balance of the specialized municipality as a rural service area that was deemed equivalent to a municipal district. [11] The Jasper wildfire began on July 22, 2024 and destroyed significant parts of the town. [12] [13]