As of Wednesday, there were 639 active fires burning in Canada, with 351 of them out of control.
The fires have burned 8.8 million hectares an area about the size of the state of Virginia. This already exceeds the record of 7.6 million hectares set in 1989 and is 11 times the 10-year average experienced by this date.
Allen said the fine particles found in fire smoke not only have the ability to penetrate deep into airways, they also can travel long distances, meaning they could drift far into the U.S.Allen said higherto the lungs, brain, cognitive functions and even fetal development. U.S. Forest Service smokejumper Mike Dunn steps through a puddle while exiting a plane in Fort St. John, British Columbia, Wednesday, July 5, 2023. His crew is assisting Canadian firefighters battling fires throughout the region. Norton said the fires have forced an estimated 155,856 evacuees, the highest number in the last four decades. About 4,500 people remain under evacuation orders across the country with about 3,400 in Indigenous communities.
“With the scale of this year’s activity and the fact we’ve still got three months left, there’s no question in my mind the direct cost of suppression will be a new record,” he said.
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