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Author John Vaillant on our new era of megafires: ‘The world changed because we changed it’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Author John Vaillant on our new era of megafires: ‘The world changed because we changed it’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Award-winning writer John Vaillant provided a captivating yet disconcerting view of our new era of …

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Fire threat eases near Canada’s oil sands hub, but a long, hot summer looms
7 months, 1 week ago

Fire threat eases near Canada’s oil sands hub, but a long, hot summer looms

Associated Press  

The threat from a wildfire near Canada’s oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, appeared to be easing on Wednesday, a day after it forced thousands of residents to evacuate and stirred memories of a damaging blaze nearly a decade earlier. The Fort McMurray fire comes as Canada is just entering a new fire season after last year’s record number …

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Canada wildfires spur evacuation orders, warnings: What you need to know
7 months, 1 week ago

Canada wildfires spur evacuation orders, warnings: What you need to know

Al Jazeera  

More than 130 wildfires are burning across Canada, federal tracker says, as massive blazes force thousands to evacuate. This week, residents of the small town of Fort Nelson, in northeastern British Columbia, were forced from their homes as a blaze grew “dramatically” in only a few days and was moving towards the community. Canada saw its most intense fire season …

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Unwieldy wildfires scorch Canada and threaten catastrophe-scarred Fort McMurray with more flames
7 months, 1 week ago

Unwieldy wildfires scorch Canada and threaten catastrophe-scarred Fort McMurray with more flames

CNN  

CNN — Improving winds and a storm moving into western Canada are providing a temporary boost to firefighters battling massive wildfires, but the danger remains heightened as they burn close to three communities. Winds have died down in some areas and shifted in others, pushing flames away from Alberta’s Fort McMurray, a city still haunted by a catastrophic 2016 fire …

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Evacuation orders issued as wildfire grows near Canada’s Alberta oil patch
7 months, 1 week ago

Evacuation orders issued as wildfire grows near Canada’s Alberta oil patch

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say firefighters are facing a ‘challenging day’ as a huge blaze nears Fort McMurray in the Alberta tar sands. Authorities in the Canadian province of Alberta have issued evacuation orders for neighbourhoods in Fort McMurray, as a growing wildfire nears the community at the heart of Canada’s tar sands region. Known as the Parker Lake wildfire, the blaze in …

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A town in western Canada prepares for a possible 'last stand' as wildfires rage in British Columbia
7 months, 1 week ago

A town in western Canada prepares for a possible 'last stand' as wildfires rage in British Columbia

Hindustan Times  

FORT NELSON, British Columbia — An intense wildfire could reach a town in western Canada this week, fire experts and officials warned, based on forecasts of winds that have fueled the out-of-control blaze, which has forced the evacuation of thousands of people. A town in western Canada prepares for a possible 'last stand' as wildfires rage in British Columbia The …

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A town in western Canada prepares for a possible ‘last stand’ as wildfires rage in British Columbia
7 months, 1 week ago

A town in western Canada prepares for a possible ‘last stand’ as wildfires rage in British Columbia

Associated Press  

FORT NELSON, British Columbia — An intense wildfire could reach a town in western Canada this week, fire experts and officials warned, based on forecasts of winds that have fueled the out-of-control blaze, which has forced the evacuation of thousands of people. The British Columbia Wildfire Service said the wildfire was burning 2½ kilometers northwest of Fort Nelson. “It is …

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Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning
1 year, 1 month ago

Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning

Associated Press  

FORT MCMURRAY, Canada — During a May wildfire that scorched a vast swath of spruce and pine forest in northwestern Canada, Julia Cardinal lost a riverside cabin that was many things to her: retirement project, gift from from her husband, and somewhere to live by nature, as her family had done for generations. Trees line Suncor’s oil sands operation near …

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As nature ignites, wildfires are becoming more common. Here's how we must adapt to our fiery future
1 year, 4 months ago

As nature ignites, wildfires are becoming more common. Here's how we must adapt to our fiery future

Salon  

If you've never had to flee a wildfire, the idea can seem like something out of a disaster film. People are going through this literally daily up here in Canada, and the orange glow in the sky, that could be from a fire that's 20 miles away from you. That's what people up here in Canada are doing; they're watching …

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Oral Roberts beats Oregon 11-6, wins super regional to advance to first CWS since 1978
1 year, 6 months ago

Oral Roberts beats Oregon 11-6, wins super regional to advance to first CWS since 1978

Associated Press  

EUGENE, Ore. — Jake McMurray went 4 for 5 with two RBIs and three runs, Mac McCroskey had three RBIs and Oral Roberts beat Oregon 11-6 Sunday to win a back-and-forth best-of-3 Eugene Super Regional. Oral Roberts won the program’s first super regional title and advanced to the College World Series for the second time in school history, 45 years …

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