Canada prepares to evacuate Ontario community as wildfire smoke chokes US
The total area burnt so far is almost 28,500 square kilometres, well below the five-year average
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The total area burnt so far is almost 28,500 square kilometres, well below the five-year average. As of 1200 GMT, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow site rated the air quality as “unhealthy” in an area including southern Ontario, eastern areas of Ohio and West Virginia, most of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, much of Virginia and all of Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C. Parts of western Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh, were rated “very unhealthy”. After Trump’s comments, Olszewski said Canada has invested C$12bn in forest sustainability and fire prevention since 2020 as the country confronts increasingly drier, warmer weather conditions.
Furthermore, The federal natural resources ministry on Saturday said 69 new fires had been reported overnight in Canada, bringing the number to 955. Smoke from the Canadian fires will have only a minimal impact on Sunday's soccer World Cup final at New York New Jersey Stadium, forecaster AccuWeather said on Friday. Major forest fires have become a regular annual occurrence in Canada, home to some of the world's largest forest landscapes.
In addition, President Donald Trump on Friday blamed what he called incompetent Canadian forest management for the smoke and said he would add the "incalculable cost" of dealing with the pollution to existing tariffs on Canadian goods. Federal Emergencies Minister Eleanor Olszewski said late on Friday that the armed forces would use aircraft to evacuate the inhabitants of Fort Hope in sparsely populated northwestern Ontario, where some of the most intense fires are burning. But winds have carried the smoke south of the border, prompting authorities to issue air quality alerts and health warnings in parts of the United States.
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The total area burnt so far is almost 28,500 square kilometres, well below the five-year average.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAs of 1200 GMT, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow site rated the air quality as “unhealthy” in an area including southern Ontario, eastern areas of Ohio and West Virginia, most of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, much of Virginia and all of Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C. Parts of western Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh, were rated “very unhealthy”.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAfter Trump’s comments, Olszewski said Canada has invested C$12bn in forest sustainability and fire prevention since 2020 as the country confronts increasingly drier, warmer weather conditions.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe federal natural resources ministry on Saturday said 69 new fires had been reported overnight in Canada, bringing the number to 955.
reliability low1/2 sourcesSmoke from the Canadian fires will have only a minimal impact on Sunday's soccer World Cup final at New York New Jersey Stadium, forecaster AccuWeather said on Friday.
reliability low1/2 sourcesMajor forest fires have become a regular annual occurrence in Canada, home to some of the world's largest forest landscapes.
reliability low1/2 sourcesPresident Donald Trump on Friday blamed what he called incompetent Canadian forest management for the smoke and said he would add the "incalculable cost" of dealing with the pollution to existing tariffs on Canadian goods.
reliability low1/2 sourcesFederal Emergencies Minister Eleanor Olszewski said late on Friday that the armed forces would use aircraft to evacuate the inhabitants of Fort Hope in sparsely populated northwestern Ontario, where some of the most intense fires are burning.
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But winds have carried the smoke south of the border, prompting authorities to issue air quality alerts and health warnings in parts of the United States.
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