Image: AUDREY MARCOUX (Societe De Protection Des Forets)
In addition, the forest fire season will last at least three months, said Michael Norton from the Natural Resources Canada (NRC) ministry. According to weather forecasts, above-average temperatures are to be reached in many parts of Canada in the coming weeks. The west and also northern Quebec, which is particularly affected by the fires, are affected. Nine million hectares have already gone up in smoke – eleven times the average of the past decade. The absolute annual record from 1989 has already been surpassed.
“From evacuations to poor air quality to extreme heat warnings, we are living the reality of the effects of climate change,” said Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. Around 155,000 people have had to leave their homes because of the fires since the beginning of May, the highest number of evacuations in 40 years.
Source: Nachrichten
