Ongoing Canadian Wildfires , Are Breaking Records .<br />On July 7, Canadian officials said that ongoing wildfires <br />have already broken records for total area burned, <br />number of evacuations and cost of fighting the fires. .<br />It’s no understatement to say that the <br />2023 fire season is and will continue to <br />be record-breaking in a number of ways, Michael Norton, director general, Northern Forestry <br />Centre, Canadian Forest Service (CFS), via Fox News.<br />According to health experts, smoke from <br />the fires can cause health problems for <br />residents living in both Canada and the United States.<br />According to health experts, smoke from <br />the fires can cause health problems for <br />residents living in both Canada and the United States.<br />When you’re emitting large amounts <br />of fire smoke into the air, and that <br />smoke is reaching populated <br />areas, there will be health effects, Ryan Allen, professor of health sciences <br />at Simon Fraser University, via Fox News.<br />When you’re emitting large amounts <br />of fire smoke into the air, and that <br />smoke is reaching populated <br />areas, there will be health effects, Ryan Allen, professor of health sciences <br />at Simon Fraser University, via Fox News.<br />Michael Norton, director general of Northern Forestry Centre, <br />warns that high temperatures and dry conditions could <br />result in higher-than-normal fire activity this summer.<br />As of July 5, , 639 active fires , were burning across Canada. .<br />351 of those fires were still, burning out of control.<br />So far, the fires have charred over <br />27.7 million acres, exceeding the record <br />of 18.7 million acres set in 1989.<br />According to Norton, an estimated 155,856 <br />people have been forced to evacuate, <br />the highest number in the last forty years. .<br />The cost of fighting the fires is <br />currently approaching $750 million. .<br />With the scale of this year’s activity and the fact we’ve still got three months left, there’s no question in my mind the direct cost of suppression will be a new record, Michael Norton, director general, Northern Forestry <br />Centre, Canadian Forest Service (CFS), via Fox News
