25,000 evacuated in Canadian Rockies
The town of Jasper, AB and surrounding national park were laid waste by a 328 ft. wall of fire that swept through, melting cars, torching buildings and infrastructure with apocalyptic heat.
Intense heat melted vehicles, torched buildings
Amped up megafires driven by climate-fueled cocktail of conditions.
Alberta has experienced significant wildfires in recent years, reflecting broader trends in increasing wildfire frequency and intensity due to climate change. The causes are warmer temperatures, prolonged droughts, and earlier snowmelt contribute to drier conditions, increasing the likelihood of wildfires.
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Western USA continues to burn as firenado is recorded in California
The cataclysmic Park Fire in Northern California was growing at a rate of 8 sq miles an hour and has burned more than 350,000 acres of land north-east of Chico. Hundreds of fires are out of control in Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
Communities elsewhere in the U.S. West and Canada also were under siege Saturday from fast-moving flames. More than 110 active fires covering 2,800 square miles (7,250 square kilometers) were burning in the U.S. on Friday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center
Summer 2024 brings it
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