Etiket: forest
Forest fires in the West | Hundreds of blazes
In addition to the wildfire consuming the town of Jasper, other blazes are raging across Western Canada. In several regions of British Columbia and Alberta, thousands of people have had…
In Canada, a violent forest fire ravages part of the town of Jasper, in the heart of a national park
The 25,000 residents and tourists who were in the park were evacuated. The fire did not cause any casualties. Published 07/25/2024 11:27 PM Reading time: 1 min Visitors evacuate Jasper…
In Canada, a violent forest fire ravages part of the town of Jasper, in the heart of a national park
The 25,000 residents and tourists who were in the park were evacuated. The fire did not cause any casualties. Published 07/25/2024 11:27 PM Reading time: 1 min Visitors evacuate Jasper…
Forest fires in Western Canada | Smoke will reach Quebec
The wildfires raging in western Canada will have a slight impact on Quebec this week as a cloud of smoke moves toward the southwest of the province. This will be…
the reopening of the forest of La Teste-de-Buch under high surveillance
Published 07/17/2024 9:55 p.m. Update 07/17/2024 11:48 PM Video length: 2 min Fires: the reopening of the forest of La Teste-de-Buch under close surveillance Two years after the terrible fire…
A new forest fire detection system based on artificial intelligence
Vernon, B.C. Fire Chief David Lind compares the city’s new artificial intelligence (AI)-based wildfire detection system to a fire alarm in the forest. The system involves cameras and dozens of…
Quebec | Forest fires contained or controlled in the intensive protection zone
All the forest fires that are still active in the intensive protection zone in Quebec are “contained or under control”, which leads the Société de protection des forêts contre le…
Forest fires | Evacuation pre-alert lifted in Fermont
The municipality of Fermont announced Sunday at midday that the evacuation pre-alert in effect until then had been lifted. The forest fire that is causing havoc north of the city…
Forest fire in Labrador | Evacuation pre-alert in Fermont
The City of Fermont issued an evacuation warning to its citizens Friday evening, due to a forest fire that is intensifying to the north of the municipality. Published at 11:31…
Forest fires: severity index is low to medium for Quebec
The forest fire season should be mild in Quebec, according to government authorities responsible for the issue, who held an information session on Friday. “We’ve been blessed with good weather.…
Forest fires ravage Russia
More than a million hectares of forests are on fire in Russia, and larger areas than in previous years have already burned, authorities in the country, which is particularly exposed…
IN PICTURES. Greece, United States, Brazil… Forest fires have been raging in many regions of the world in recent weeks.
A recent study found that the number and intensity of these extreme fires have more than doubled worldwide over the past twenty years, due to global warming caused by human…
Forest fire | Suncor temporarily reduces production
(Calgary) Suncor Energy says it has temporarily reduced some production after removing all non-essential workers from its Firebag oilsands site in response to an out-of-control wildfire in northern Alberta. Published…
Brazil forest fires | Amazon experiences worst first half of year in 20 years
(Rio de Janeiro) Brazil recorded 13,489 fires in the first half of the year in the Amazon, the worst figure in twenty years, a spectacular increase that experts attribute in…
Forest fires | As Greek islands burn, Athens warns summer will be ‘dangerous’
(Athens, Greece) Two firefighters have been injured battling wildfires that broke out on the Aegean islands of Chios and Kos, as Greece’s prime minister warned of a “particularly dangerous” summer.…
Greece | Two forest fires burn near Athens
(Athens) Two large forest fires burned Sunday near Athens, the Greek capital. Authorities sent emergency messages urging some residents to evacuate and others to stay home and close their windows…
missing for several hours, a 3-year-old child found safe and sound in the middle of the night in the forest
On vacation with his parents, the child escaped their supervision for a few minutes, Friday June 28. More than 50 police officers, firefighters and volunteers were then mobilized to find…
Quebec wants a forest more resilient to climate change
To adapt to climate change, the forestry industry must “do more with less,” according to Minister Maïté Blanchette Vézina, who has committed to working on a reform of the Quebec…
Quebec wants a more resilient forest in the face of climate change
To adapt to climate change, the forestry industry must “do more with less,” according to Minister Maïté Blanchette Vézina, who has committed to working on a reform of the Quebec…
Labrador | Forest fires decrease in intensity, rain expected
(St. John’s) Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says wildfires near Churchill Falls have been downgraded and rain forecasts for central Labrador should further ease the threat . Published at…