The Economist

Canada’s wildfires have burnt an area 16 times larger than normal

Canada's wildfires have burnt an area 16 times larger than normal, with over 5.4 million hectares set alight due to hot and dry weather. American air quality was the worst in a decade when smoke from the fires blanketed the east coast.

Canada's wildfires have burnt an area 16 times larger than normal, with over 5.4 million hectares set alight.
The fires started earlier than usual this year and were accelerated by the hottest and seventh-driest May since 1940.
American air quality was the worst in a decade when smoke from the fires blanketed the east coast.
Around 26,000 people were ordered to evacuate parts of Canada, but no deaths were reported.
President Joe Biden has sent 600 firefighters from the United States to help.

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