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‘There’s a lot of trauma’: N.W.T. braces for another tough fire season as governments look for lessons from 2023 response

More than two thirds of Northwest Territories residents were evacuated during the 2023 wildfire season. Premier R.J. Simpson says last summer’s experience is ‘fresh in a lot of people's minds.’

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March 11, 2024

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Tripling of boreal wildfire emissions since 2001 show ‘growing vulnerability’ of Canada’s northern forests: new U.K. study

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Meanwhile, firefighters and wildfire survivors gather in Ottawa to call for stopping ‘the problem at the source’ by moving to clean energy and better forest management.

Tripling of boreal wildfire emissions since 2001 show ‘growing vulnerability’ of Canada’s northern forests: new U.K. study

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Meanwhile, firefighters and wildfire survivors gather in Ottawa to call for stopping ‘the problem at the source’ by moving to clean energy and better forest management.

‘Hotter and drier’ conditions in forests will create greater fire risk in coming decades, Senate committee hears, as House continues Jasper study

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Canada’s climate is warming at twice the global rate—and three to four times faster in the North. This means hotter and drier conditions in our forests, which increases forest flammability, says Wilfrid Laurier University’s Jennifer Baltzer.

‘Hotter and drier’ conditions in forests will create greater fire risk in coming decades, Senate committee hears, as House continues Jasper study

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Canada’s climate is warming at twice the global rate—and three to four times faster in the North. This means hotter and drier conditions in our forests, which increases forest flammability, says Wilfrid Laurier University’s Jennifer Baltzer.

‘Stop pointing fingers at each other’: insurers call for more unity between governments on climate adaptation

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Canada's insurance agencies addressed 228,000 claims in July and August, a 20-year high, after natural disasters and extreme weather tore through parts of the country.

‘Stop pointing fingers at each other’: insurers call for more unity between governments on climate adaptation

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Canada's insurance agencies addressed 228,000 claims in July and August, a 20-year high, after natural disasters and extreme weather tore through parts of the country.

‘Most vulnerable population on Earth’: politicians urged to consider wildfire impacts on children as towns evacuated

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UNICEF Canada president and CEO Sevaun Palvetzian says youth will ‘carry the heaviest burden if we don’t get this right.’

‘Most vulnerable population on Earth’: politicians urged to consider wildfire impacts on children as towns evacuated

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UNICEF Canada president and CEO Sevaun Palvetzian says youth will ‘carry the heaviest burden if we don’t get this right.’

Wildfires burning below average so far this year, but fears for summer remain

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While this year’s season is well below 2023’s record so far, Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan said multiple regions are at risk this summer due to hot, dry, and windy conditions.

Wildfires burning below average so far this year, but fears for summer remain

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While this year’s season is well below 2023’s record so far, Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan said multiple regions are at risk this summer due to hot, dry, and windy conditions.

‘There’s a lot of trauma’: N.W.T. braces for another tough fire season as governments look for lessons from 2023 response

More than two thirds of Northwest Territories residents were evacuated during the 2023 wildfire season. Premier R.J. Simpson says last summer’s experience is ‘fresh in a lot of people's minds.’

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