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Canadian wildfires and their impacts.
The 2023 Canadian wildfire season was one of the most destructive on record, which saw millions of acres burn from wildfires raging across the country, from Western Canada to Quebec. The fires forced tens of thousands of residents to evacuate while burning a number of structures.
The fires produced incredibly large plumes of smoke that stretched from west to east across the North American continent.
New York City’s air quality reached a hazardous level on June 6, 2023, a product of the smoke from the fires that reduced air quality across the country. The smoke from fires in Nova Scotia and Quebec cast the east coast in a deep haze. The Quebec region experienced nearly 700 forest fires alone.
Other air quality alerts were issued in Baltimore, Boston, Raleigh, Minneapolis and St. Louis. The wildfire smoke extended down into the Ohio Valley as well.
Colorado, Montana and parts of Idaho were issued air quality warnings earlier in the month of May 2023 as a result of wildfires in Western Canada.
The total number of wildfires in Canada was reported at over 6,500 by the end of the wildfire season.
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Smoky skies for many folks in the northeastern portion of North America from Canadian fires.
Timespan Start: 2023/09/28 12:00 - 2023/09/28 20:00
Smoke from Canadian wildfires drifts across the skies over eastern Canada and the north & northeast US.
Timespan Start: 2023/09/26 15:19 - 2023/09/26 18:39
Smoky skies overhead in parts of Ontario and Quebec.
Timespan Start: 2023/09/25 13:00 - 2023/09/25 20:30
Fire hotspots burn prominently across multiple Canada provinces.
Timespan Start: 2023/09/23 18:45 - 2023/09/23 22:37
Smoke from Canadian wildfires can be seen wrapping around a low pressure system over the upper Midwest.
Timespan Start: 2023/09/15 15:00 - 2023/09/15 19:30
Wildfires continue to burn across northwestern Canada.
Timespan Start: 2023/09/11 18:49 - 2023/09/11 21:21
Smoke from wildfires in British Columbia, Alberta, and the Northern Territories descends south into the US, leading to dense smoke advisories for the eastern half of Montana and severely limiting visibility.
Timespan Start: 2023/09/05 13:30 - 2023/09/05 20:00
Wildfires appear from polar-orbiting satellites to illuminate as brightly as major cities in Western Canada like Vancouver and Calgary.
Timespan Start: 2023/08/18 09:10 - 2023/08/18 10:50
Fires near Yellowknife have forced evacuations for thousands of residents in the area. These fires are just a few of the many fires burning across the Northwestern Territories.
Timespan Start: 2023/08/16 18:59 - 2023/08/16 21:08
Multiple wildfires across southern British Columbia showing increased activity near sunset.
Timespan Start: 2023/08/17 18:40 - 2023/08/18 01:40
Wildfires in British Columbia continue to burn out of control.
Timespan Start: 2023/08/17 19:10 - 2023/08/17 20:50
Polar-orbiting satellites collect unique day/night imagery, allowing scientists to see across a wide range of light intensities. Here, smoke from wildfires in Quebec can be seen streaming south towards the US during the middle of the night.
Timespan Start: 2023/08/09 06:10 - 2023/08/09 08:40
Fires continue to rage across the higher latitudes of Canada in the Northwest Territories and Yukon.
Timespan Start: 2023/08/08 19:26 - 2023/08/08 22:49
Strong southerly winds have fanned fires across the interior of British Columbia.
Timespan Start: 2023/08/01 19:10 - 2023/08/02 21:20
Smoky skies continue to plague parts of the United States.
Timespan Start: 2023/07/24 12:16 - 2023/07/24 16:11
Smoke from Canada wildfires fills the skies over the Eastern United States.
Timespan Start: 2023/06/29 11:11 - 2023/06/29 14:31
Smoke from wildfires in Canada makes the long journey across the Atlantic and Saharan dust drifts to the west.
Timespan Start: 2023/06/23 09:10 - 2023/06/27 20:10
Large wildfires in Quebec, Canada continue to burn with extreme activity.
Timespan Start: 2023/06/28 14:00 - 2023/06/28 23:40
Canadian wildfire smoke pushes southeast into the United States
Timespan Start: 2023/06/28 12:01 - 2023/06/28 23:06
Wildfire smoke continues to fill skies across North America.
Timespan Start: 2023/06/28 11:31 - 2023/06/28 15:56
Poor air quality plagues the Midwest United States and thick wildfire smoke moves in from the north.
Timespan Start: 2023/06/27 11:46 - 2023/06/27 14:36
Wildfires in Canada continue to create large plumes of smoke. This plume has made the journey across the Atlantic, arriving in Portugal and Spain.
Timespan Start: 2023/06/26 07:00 - 2023/06/26 17:30
A new plume of thick smoke moves over the United States’ Upper Midwest and Northern Plains.
Timespan Start: 2023/06/14 12:36 - 2023/06/14 16:06
Smoke from wildfires in Canada wrap around a low pressure system over the Midwest United States.
Timespan Start: 2023/06/13 11:50 - 2023/06/13 14:40
Extreme wildfire activity continues in Western Canada, filling North American skies with smoke.
Timespan Start: 2023/06/11 18:00 - 2023/06/12 02:40
This time lapse shows how this smoky week (06/03/23 – 06/08/23) has unfolded, plaguing millions with unhealthy air quality.
Timespan Start: 2023/06/03 11:00 - 2023/06/08 22:50
Wildfire smoke continues to linger across the Eastern United States.
Timespan Start: 2023/06/08 11:36 - 2023/06/08 18:21
Large wildfires continue to burn across Western Canada.
Timespan Start: 2023/06/07 15:00 - 2023/06/08 02:30
Another day of widespread smoke in skies across the Midwest and Eastern United States.
Timespan Start: 2023/06/07 11:30 - 2023/06/07 22:50
Another round of extremely thick smoke arrives in New York and New Jersey.
Timespan Start: 2023/06/07 15:10 - 2023/06/07 17:09
Another round of extremely thick smoke sweeps across the Northeast United States.
Timespan Start: 2023/06/07 12:30 - 2023/06/07 15:23
Timespan Start: 2023/06/06 11:20 - 2023/06/06 23:30
A broad view showing the coastal low pressure system responsible for steering heavy smoke across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States.
Timespan Start: 2023/06/06 11:20 - 2023/06/06 23:50
A full day of thick smoke over the Northeast United States.
Timespan Start: 2023/06/06 11:16 - 2023/06/06 22:51
Wildfires in Quebec continues to pour thick smoke into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast U.S.
Timespan Start: 2023/06/05 16:00 - 2023/06/05 23:00
Timespan Start: 2023/06/05 11:41 - 2023/06/05 18:46
Smoke from the wildfires in Nova Scotia covers the skies over the Northeast United States.
Timespan Start: 2023/05/30 11:01 - 2023/05/30 21:31
Wildfires in Nova Scotia have forced thousands of residents to evacuate the Halifax area.
Timespan Start: 2023/05/29 10:31 - 2023/05/29 22:16
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires has been wrapped in a weak are of low pressure diving south into the Northern United States.
Timespan Start: 2023/05/20 13:00 - 2023/05/21 00:40
Wildfires continue to burn across Western Canada.
Timespan Start: 2023/05/18 15:30 - 2023/05/19 02:00
Wildfires continue to burn across Western Canada filling the skies with thick smoke.
Timespan Start: 2023/05/17 14:00 - 2023/05/18 02:00
Smoke from fires in Western Canada fills the skies from the Plains to the East Coast.
Timespan Start: 2023/05/17 12:20 - 2023/05/17 18:50
A large smoke plume nearly stretching across the entire North American continent.
Timespan Start: 2023/05/16 12:00 - 2023/05/16 16:20
Fire and smoke continues across Western Canada.
Timespan Start: 2023/05/15 16:30 - 2023/05/16 02:00
A large plume of smoke from the wildfires in Western Canada drifts south into the Central United States.
Timespan Start: 2023/05/15 13:10 - 2023/05/15 23:50
Wildfires continue to burn across Western Canada. This view shows several large wildfires in British Columbia and Alberta.
Timespan Start: 2023/05/14 17:00 - 2023/05/15 02:10
Smokes from the fires in Alberta continues to fill skies over the Northeast United States.
Timespan Start: 2023/05/10 11:01 - 2023/05/10 19:01
Timespan Start: 2023/05/08 12:00 - 2023/05/08 22:30
Timespan Start: 2023/05/05 14:00 - 2023/05/08 02:50
Timespan Start: 2023/05/05 14:00 - 2023/05/06 01:50
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