Forest Fire (13003 ha) in Canada 06 Jun 2023

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1014706
Countries: Canada
Start Date - Last detection*: 06 Jun 2023 - 11 Jun 2023
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 13003 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 592 | About casualties: 2 | Last hour: 0

“No matter where you live in Canada, you can be bothered by smoke,” wa ... 2023-06-20T05:01+0200.

2023-06-19 19:44:53. While the flames are still raging in forests across the country, the federal Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, and public health authorities are calling for caution in the face of a deterioration of air quality. The
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Vulnerable groups need more support with poor Toronto air quality, say ... 2023-06-20T00:39+0200.

Smoky air continued to descend on Toronto over the weekend and into Monday, cloaking the city in further pollution just two weeks after it was cast in a thick fog for multiple days due to out of control wildfires. And those who are most vul
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A inizio giugno temperature globali in crescita: Copernicus rivela i n ... 2023-06-19T18:12+0200.

Secondo i recenti dati pubblicati dal Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) dell’Unione europea, gestito dall’European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) e condivisi dalla World Meteorological Organization (WMO), le tempera
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Extreme heat in northwestern Ontario prompts warnings from Environment ... 2023-06-19T18:01+0200.

Environment Canada is advising some residents of northwestern Ontario to do their best to keep cool as temperatures rise. The weather agency has issued heat warnings for several parts of the region, including: Dryden; Ignace; Fort Frances;
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),