Etiket: forest
“It smells like death”: Indigenous people in shock after forest fires
Adrienne Jérôme is “heartbroken”. For this indigenous woman, summer will remain synonymous with a “big shock”. Because if Canada suffered the full brunt of the fires, no one paid a…
“We saved a catastrophe”: Quebec almost experienced a nightmare like the deadly Hawaiian forest fire, according to the Minister of Public Security, François Bonnardel
The evacuation of 13,000 citizens of Nord-du-Québec during the historic fires of last June caused a lot of tension up to the top of the State, but it made it…
After the fires, a plan for the entire forest
One day, from a fire truck, I saw a line of fire advancing ahead of me in a boreal forest, a frightening sight. Suddenly, an immense tongue of fire leapt…
Greenlandic skies fogged by smoke from Canadian forest fires
The smoke from the megafires ravaging Canada darkened the Greenlandic sky at the start of the week, residents of the west of the immense Arctic island testified. “It was a…
A piece of his son’s skull “thrown in the forest” by a police officer
Mother of road accident victim sues Sûreté du Québec sergeant Posted at 1:25 a.m. Updated at 6:00 a.m. A piece of skull thrown into the forest because it had “no…
Mega forest fires | “No one is safe in Quebec anymore”
Like ogres, the fires threatened to engulf everything in their path. Huge propane and gasoline tanks. The airport. Telecommunications towers. The prison. Without forgetting the factory which supplied the firefighters…
The village of Clova alive and well after surviving the forest fires
(Montreal) “Unfortunately, we lost control. We will have to let Clova burn,” said Prime Minister François Legault on June 5, at the height of the historic forest fire season. Far…
Quartier des spectacles | An urban forest on ice
A small “urban forest” project in the city center, announced with great fanfare in 2021, has been postponed for several years due to a traffic jam on construction sites in…
Deadly forest fires ravage northern Sicily
Welcome News Forest fires Published on 09/23/2023 9:20 p.m. Update on 09/23/2023 22:06 Video duration: 1 minute France 2 Article written by France 2 – A. Mezmorian, B. Abderrahmane, J.…
West Kelowna | Destructive forest fire brought under control
(West Kelowna) The massive wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes in West Kelowna, British Columbia, is now considered “contained,” after raging out of control since mid-August. Posted at 8:17 p.m.…
heat wave raises fears of devastating forest fires
Welcome World Asia Pacific Fires in Australia This spring heat wave sweeping the east of the country follows the warmest winter on record since records began in 1910. Published on…
heat wave raises fears of devastating forest fires
Welcome World Asia Pacific Fires in Australia The spring heatwave sweeping eastern Australia follows the warmest winter on record since records began in 1910. Published on 09/19/2023 07:48 Reading time…
heat wave raises fears of devastating forest fires
Welcome World Asia Pacific Fires in Australia The spring heatwave sweeping eastern Australia follows the warmest winter on record since records began in 1910. Published on 09/19/2023 07:48 Reading time…
Australia | Heat wave raises fears of devastating forest fires
(Sydney) Particularly high temperatures, accompanied by a hot wind, were recorded on Tuesday on the eastern coast of Australia, raising fears of forest fires as devastating as during the summer…
A psychiatric evaluation for the man accused of starting forest fires in Nord-du-Québec
Accused of lighting forest fires this summer in Chibougamau and Chapais, in Nord-du-Québec, Brian Paré will have to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. It’s his lawyer, Mr.e Jean Girard, who made…
The race against time to harvest burned wood from forest fires
As if the forest fires had not been enough to wreak havoc, it is now the insects which attack the little remaining wood. In the field, we met the teams…
The forest, very beneficial for health
This text is part of the special Pleasures notebook National Arbor Day takes place this year on September 20. An opportunity to remember, in this sad record year of forest…
A “connected forest” to face climate change
This text is part of the special Research section: climate issues Our forests play an essential role, as carbon sinks, in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG). But how do trees respond…
Indigenous knowledge to fight forest fires
This text is part of the special Research section: climate issues In 2023 in Canada, forest fires will devastate an area more than 10 times greater than the average hectares…
Event | MYCO Forest gastronomy: Mauricie comes to Montreal
Edible products from the Mauritian forest will be in the spotlight at the restaurant of the Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec (ITHQ), in Montreal, from September 19 to…