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CANADA WILDFIRES PRESS REVIEW
"What were the aftermaths of the terrible wildfires in Canada last summer?"
This summer a lot of wildfires hit Canada, and it caused a lot of damage.
They have impacted our wildlife and the aftermaths were here.
As The guardian says,

« Those wildfires have burned 45.7m acres in Canada so far in 2023 Causing 1.7bn tons of CO2
equivalent emission »
And also,
« Fire has always been a feature of Canada’s forests but experts say this year was not only a
staggering departure from previous norms but also a grave omen of the sort of conditions that will
be wreacked by the climate crisis, which is helping spur larger, fiercers wildfires through elevated
temperatures and altered rainfall patterns. »
These wildfires are the biggest one that Canada had to experience, as said before, they unfortunatly
impacted the wildlife a lot,
Here, Myodfw says that :
« Large animals like deer and elk will run away or seek refuge in rivers or lakes. Like any
situation, sick, old and young wildlife are most at risk during a wildfire. Due to the fast-moving
nature of some of these fires, it's likely that we also lose some otherwise healthy wildlife like deer
and bear. »
And Bloomberg declares that :
« Like humans, animals are vulnerable to the negative health impacts of wildfires. Smoke
inhalation can cause carbon-monoxide poisoning, respiratory and cardiovascular stress and a
range of other issues in a multitude of species. And unlike people, animals can’t escape the worst
impacts of the fires by donning masks or retreating indoors to clean, filtered air. »
So in plus of the wildfires that kills animals, the smoke caused by these wildfires kill the animals
that survived the wildfires »
They also states that nature is killed by this even smoke
« If the sky is full of smoke, it’s harder for sunlight to get through and the temperature may fall.
That can hinder plant growth. Chemical compounds produced by wildfires can also damage plant
leaves and reduce photosynthesis, Safford says. »
And the impacts doesn’t end here, they cross the boarders and meet Canada’s neighbor, the USA.
Indeed, The Guardian reports that :
« The impact of the fires was also felt far beyond Canada’s borders, causing plumes of smoke that
turned New York City’s skies a dystopian orange in June and as recently as last month caused hazy
skies as far away as Florida. People in cities in eastern Canada and the north-east US were forced
to put on masks discarded since the Covid pandemic amid someof the worst air quality in the world
as hospitalizations for conditions such as asthma spiked. »
CNN goes furthers and claims that :
« The conflagrations are having an enormous impact on Canada’s neighbor, as well: Forecasters
predicted around 70 million Americans on Monday would see decreased visibility and poor air
quality, including residents of Chicago, Detroit, New York, St. Louis and Cleveland. »
« [..]Smoke from the Canadian wildfires had drifted south by Monday evening, blanketing North
Georgia, Atlanta and other parts of the southeast, according to the National Weather Service in
Atlanta. The smoky conditions could linger in the Atlanta and the North Georgia area through
Tuesday and over central and south Georgia possibly until Wednesday, NWS meteorologist Ansley
Long told CNN. »
These terrible wildfires made the government realize that they need to find solutions to reduce
them, stop them from happening in the future, by locating the emergence, creation of these
wildfires, in fact Natural ressources tells
« As wildfire risks will continue to intensify as the climate warms, Canada needs to reduce fossil
fuel consumption and adapt fire management and mitigation strategies. There are different ways to
manage wildfire risk, including controlled burns, revised forestry guidelines, and procedures to
manage fuel around communities and infrastructure. It’s a balance of these techniques that can help
deal with future challenges. »
“A changing climate means a proactive approach must be taken,” says Sandy Erni. “Studies like
this can offer important lessons to be better prepared for the next time a devastating event like this
occurs.”
Which, as a matter of fact, The government did take action to reduce and stop these wildfires, as
The Canadian Government reports itself :
« The Honourable Bill Blair, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of
Emergency Preparedness; the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health; and Julie
Dzerowicz, Member of Parliament for Davenport; and Dr. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health
Officer of Canada, provided an update on the current wildfire situation and on the actions that the
Government of Canada is taking to support communities and prepare them for future seasons. The
government has already taken key steps to respond to the 2023 wildfire season, such as making
additional investments to train more firefighters and provide support to provinces and territories on
equipment and deploying Canadian Armed Forces personnel and capabilities, the upgrading of a
National Fire Equipment Cache in Banff National Park to act as a central equipment repository for
Parks Canada and augment local equipment reserves in national parks across the country. The
Ministers also highlighted the announcement of the Canada–Portugal Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) on wildland firefighting cooperation, which will help strengthen resources
sharing between the two countries. »
And in addition ;
« In the face of the worst wildfire season on record, Canadians can be certain that their government
will be there to support them. While current forecasts show that the remaining months of the 2023
wildfire season will continue to be challenging, the federal government is working with all our
partners — provinces, territories, Indigenous communities and our international allies — to keep
Canadians safe and healthy. Coupled with long-term investments in wildfire fighting as well as
climate mitigation and adaptation, Canada will continue to protect homes, livelihoods and
communities while also addressing the root cause of these intensified fires: climate change.”
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson
Minister of Natural Resource »
In conclusion, the aftermaths affected the country and it’s wildlife, animals and nature which one
party burned while the other was affected negatively by the smoke, The wildlife is recoveing
slowly, but the governement is doing all it takes to make sure of that.
Humans were also affected, by the intoxicating, dangerous smoke that came across New York for
exemple. The Canadian Government is taking measures to find solutions and apply them, to
prevent, reduce and stop these wildfires .
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