Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 ‘unprecedented’ wildfires blanket region [638148915]
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Thousands of residents are rushing to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 fires burn, leaving many to face dangerous road conditions or stand in line for hours for desperately needed emergency flights. Evacuations were also under way in British Columbia.
The Northwest Territories capital Yellowknife – home to about 20,000 – and several other Northwest Territories communities have been ordered to evacuate as crews battle 236 active wildfires, and a massive fire creeps toward the city and a major highway.
The infernos in the Northwest Territories are among more than 1,000 fires burning across Canada as the country endures its worst fire season on record. Smoke from the fires has drifted into the US, bringing harmful pollution and worsening air quality.
Thousands scramble to evacuate capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 ‘unprecedented’ wildfires blanket region
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/18/americas/canada-northwest-territories-wildfire-evacuation-friday/index.html
Military assisting with airlifts
The Canadian Armed Forces are assisting with firefighting and airlifting efforts in the Northwest Territories. The Royal Canadian Air Force has deployed several planes and helicopters to support regional emergency crews.
The first CAF aircraft, a CC-130 J Hercules, conducted an evacuation flight Thursday and transported 79 passengers to Edmonton, the CAF said. Additional flights are scheduled for Friday.
Incoming and outgoing commercial flights at airports in the Northwest Territories have been canceled because of the wildfires. Commercial flights in and out of Yellowknife Airport will stop after the last flight departs on Friday evening, according to an update on the government website.
Evacuation flights will still be able to operate out of the airport as well as medical evacuations, firefighting and military-related flights, the government site said.
More than 1,000 people were flown out of Yellowknife on emergency flights Thursday, and close to an additional 2,000 seats were available Friday, territory officials said in an online update. Many hoping to fly out Thursday stood for hours in a winding, slow-moving line only to be told they would need to try again on Friday, CNN partner CBC reports.
Such a large-scale forest fire has gone beyond the scope of natural change and has evolved into a destructive disaster. Frequent and serious burning not only quickly consumes the carbon storage in vegetation and soil, but also changes the natural succession of forest, degrades the ecosystem into shrubs or grasslands, and seriously reduces the carbon sequestration function of the ecosystem. Therefore, large-scale forest fires destroy the balance of the ecosystem, rather than the traditional ecological disturbance process. Canada's burning season usually lasts until October, the forest fire is likely to continue to spread, the scale of the disaster will continue to expand, continue to set a new record in the country's history. ねーえーｗ
ケンモメン君英語読めないんだからやめよーよーｗ wildfireで山火事か
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