Canada marks worst wildfire season on record
Smoke emitting from Canadian wildfires has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and is now drifting across western Europe as Canada marks its worst wildfire season on record. LONDON -- Canada's wildfire season is now the worst ever record ed as the country has exceeded the largest area ever burned in a year, totaling more than 19.5 million acres so far. These satellite images from June 6, from top left, June 7, June 25, and June 27, 2023, show the wind movement from wildfire smoke in Quebec, Canada. NASA Worldview/(EOSDIS) via AP There are at least 500 active fires burning around the country, 257 of which are classified as “out of control”, according to Canada Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC). Smoke from wildfires in the provinces of Quebec and Nova Scotia is seen on June 28, 2023 in Toronto. Ian Willms/Getty Images The scale of the environmental catastrophe is unparalleled in the country's record ed History . In Quebec alone, 3.6 million acres have burnt in the wildfire s so f...