![]() ![]() ![]() The initial of several massive smoke outbreaks wafting well south of the international border came during the first third of June, delivering full-day hazardous air to portions of eastern Pennsylvania amid a larger region of very unhealthy or unhealthy readings. In addition to seemingly endless days with choking air in the source regions, dense plumes of smoke traveled to the Lower 48 with frequency, turning Canadian air masses that would otherwise be pleasantly cool, ugly with poor air quality.Ĭalgary was among the first major cities to be draped in a dense haze, facing dark days in mid-May. With nearly nonstop major fires, smoke production was prolific and unyielding across summer. Nova Scotia: 62,000 acres burned, about six times the old record of around 10,000 acres.Quebec: 12.8 million acres burned, more than double the old record.Alberta: 5.5 million acres burned, or nearly 2 million acres ahead of the old record.British Columbia: 7 million acres burned, more than double the old record.In addition to the countrywide record, many provinces destroyed their previous high marks, including: Some towns, such as Enterprise, were all but fully destroyed. About 70% of that province was evacuated at one time or another during the season. In the sparsely populated Northwest Territories, the 20,000 residents of the provincial capital of Yellowknife were evacuated as multiple fires neared. Four of the six known deaths across the summer season were among those battling blazes. Since much of Canada is unpopulated, numerous large conflagrations were able to burn nearly unchecked as drought deepened in the west and hot conditions settled on parts of the east.įirefighters from nations all around the globe – including many from the United States – poured in to help throughout the summer. Unlike most years, the extent was unusually expansive, stretching from coast to coast. If all the scorched land was combined, it would entirely cover North Dakota, plus a couple hundred-thousand acres somewhere else.ĭespite records tending to cluster, this year’s tally surpassed the previous modern high mark by more than 2.5 times.Īs might be expected given such stats, the impacts were far-reaching and unprecedented across recent history. It is just shy of nine times the annual average, or about 80 times more than the country’s very quiet 2020 fire season. It is roughly equal to the annual totals from 2015 to 2022 combined. While composed of roughly 6,500 individual blazes, here are some helpful ways to think about the countrywide total: Staggering statsĪbout 45.7 million acres have burned in 2023, surpassing the previous high of 17.5 million acres based on records dating back to 1983, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center. When the season should have been all but over, late September instead featured some of the season’s quickest growth in charred acreage.īut finally – though dozens of fires persist in various smoldering forms – the amount of newly charred land has slowed to a trickle, and near-future fire threats have vastly diminished as winter begins to settle in. Giant blazes raged through the heart of summer, leading to an international response to aid-weary firefighters. By late June, this year had already seen a typical season’s worth of wildfires burning. In front of each clue we have added its number and position on the crossword puzzle for easier navigation.A season that roared to life in early May barely let up for months. If you are done solving this clue take a look below to the other clues found on today's puzzle in case you may need help with any of them. This clue was last seen on NYTimes MaPuzzle. Two or more clue answers mean that the clue has appeared multiple times throughout the years. Both the main and the mini crosswords are published daily and published all the solutions of those puzzles for you. The NYTimes Crossword is a classic crossword puzzle.
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