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Last updated at 12:09 PM on May 12, 2024 (Pacific Standard Time)

Fire near Fort Nelson grows to almost 2,500 hectares

"...Smoke from the Parker Lake fire has spread into Alberta, bringing poor air quality and reduced visibility while that province deals with multiple fires of its own, including one burning out of control near Fort McMurray that has communities on evacuation alert..."

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Wildfires rage on across Western Canada as B.C. town braces for return of high winds

"...The wildfires across Western Canada are also creating poor air quality in a number of regions spanning Manitoba to British Columbia, with Environment Canada reporting “very high risk” or level 10-plus on the air quality health index for Edmonton and Winnipeg as well as a number of small cities across the Prairies..."

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Evacuation order remains in place for Kleskun Creek North in County of Grande Prairie

"...Parts of the County of Grande Prairie remain under evacuation order, although progress was made overnight, the county said in a Sunday morning update..."

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Grande Prairie wildfire: evacuation order remains in effect

"...This is an Alberta Emergency Alert. The County of Grande Prairie has updated its evacuation order due to Wildfire. This order is in effect from Kleskun Creek North to Township Road 742..."

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Special air quality statement issued as smoke blankets Calgary

"...“Reduce sources of indoor air pollution. If you can, avoid smoking or vaping indoors, burning incense and candles, frying foods, using wood stoves and vacuuming. Dust on indoor surfaces can be removed by wiping and wet mopping during a pollution episode,” the ECCC says..."

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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Mexico-Guatemala border

"...The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6. 4, according to the U. S..."

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Flash floods and cold lava flow hit Indonesias Sumatra island, killing at least 15 people

"...PADANG, Indonesia (AP) Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano's slopes on Indonesias Sumatra island triggered flash floods that killed at least 15 people and injured several others, officials said Sunday..."

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Ottawa volunteers help divert waste from the landfill at Repair Cafe

"...Keeping your favourite items out of the landfill is now a little easier thanks to the Repair Cafe in Ottawas Alta Vista neighbourhood..."

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Blueberry River First Nation issues evacuation alert

"...The Blueberry River First Nations Emergency Operations Centre has issued an evacuation alert, due to the three-hectare Donnie Creek wildfire that reignited Friday..."

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Conditions 'favourable' for development of funnel clouds in Windsor-Essex

"...Environment Canada warns however, there is a chance the rotation could intensify and become a weak landspout tornado..."

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Weather advisory lifted for Windsor-Essex

"...Environment Canada warned however there was a chance the rotation could intensify and become a weak landspout tornado, which typically does not cause significant damage, but is strong enough to topple trees, damage roofs and toss debris short distances.  ..."

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Funnel clouds could develop in parts of the province Saturday, Environment Canada says

"...While no official warning has been issued, Environment Canada says there's a chance the rotation could intensify and become a weak landspout tornado. Those usually dont result in significant damage, but could topple trees or toss around debris..."

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Podcasts

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The Dangers of Underwater Landslides (Ask NRCan)

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"...On this episode of “Ask NRCan,” research scientist Alexandre Normandeau talks about his work on underwater landslides and their impacts on coastal communities. ..."

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Chasing tornados in the American mid-West

Duration: 30:21

"...Chasing tornados in the American mid-West scientists are trying to learn the maximum from the tornado outbreaks currently in America..."

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10/23/20 - Brine Wells; Air Quality; Schools and Airborne Disease

Duration: 03:29

"...About 150 old brine wells in the area are being plugged..."

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Guarding the harvest: Tips for on-farm fire safety and prevention

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"...With a spring fire season that has fired up early and hot in Western Canada, there is no time like today to start working on a fire prevention plan..."

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Academic Research

Recent peer-reviewed papers relevant to the latest news and opinion.

Beyond trees: Mapping total aboveground biomass density in the Brazilian savanna using high-density UAV-lidar data

"...However, their ability to store and sequester carbon is uncertain due to combined and intermingling effects of anthropogenic activities and climate change, which impact wildfire regimes and vegetation dynamics..."

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Fire impacts on a forest obligate: western gray squirrel response to burn severity

"...In the southwestern United States, climate change and climate?fire dynamics are affecting the distribution of natural and managed ecosystems..."

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Responses of Boreal Forest Ecosystems and Permafrost to Climate Change and Disturbances: A Modeling Perspective

"...This carbon storage is vulnerable due to permafrost degradation and wildfire disturbances under ongoing and projected climate change..."

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The Environment and Headache: a Narrative Review

"...Air pollution was the most frequently assessed environmental risk factor..."

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Evidence of widespread wildfires in coal seams from the Middle Jurassic of Northwest China and its impact on paleoclimate

"...Today wildfire is an important disturbance in many continental ecosystems, and it is assumed that with ongoing climate changes the frequencies and impacts of wildfires will increase in many regions..."

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Health impact analysis of PM2.5 from wildfire smoke in Canada (2013–2015, 2017–2018)

"...Smoke from wildfires contains many air pollutants of concern and epidemiological studies have identified associations between exposure to wildfire smoke PM2..."

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Roxborough Park Community Wildfire Evacuation Drill: Data Collection and Model Benchmarking

"...The dataset is released in open access and is deemed to be useful for future wildfire evacuation modelling calibration and validation efforts..."

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"...To show the real-life applicability of our proposed architecture, it is introduced in a realistic setting such as wildfire monitoring, including a conceptual overview of how the proposed architecture could be implemented in this domain..."

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Inaction on Climate Change Projected to Reduce European Life Expectancy

"...In this paper, we convert excess mortality estimates due to increases in extreme weather from climate change (heat waves, cold waves, droughts, wildfires, river and coastal floods, and windstorms) into potential reductions in life expectancy at birth in thirty-one European countries..."

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Wildfire burn scar encapsulation

"...Due to drastic alterations of soil properties and to the land surfaces by these fires, risks of flash floods, debris flows, and severe erosion increases for these areas, which can have catastrophic consequences for biota, people and property..."

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Review of Infrastructure Resiliency Policy for Natural Disasters

"...A clear focus has been placed on earthquakes and flooding while wildfires and drought have been neglected..."

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Impact of extratropical cyclones, floods, and wildfires on firms? financial performance in New Zealand

"...The study findings also indicate that floods had no significant effect on the firm?s profit, and wildfires had no significant impact on the forestry firms? profit..."

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