Wildfires

Nova Scotia wildfires develop, immediate air high quality warnings as far south as Virginia

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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — The biggest wildfires ever recorded in Canada’s Atlantic Coast province of Nova Scotia continued to develop Thursday, forcing the evacuation of tons of of extra folks and prompting air high quality warnings in U.S. areas as far south as Virginia and Maryland. In all, there have been 4 wildfires within the … Read more

Wildfires rage in Russia’s Ural mountains, Siberia

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MOSCOW — Wildfires have engulfed massive areas in Russia’s Ural mountains and in Siberia this week, with authorities promising to swiftly include them. A complete of over 54,000 hectares of forests within the Sverdlovsk area within the Urals had been on hearth as of Monday morning, in response to native authorities. Greater than 4,800 firefighters … Read more