Smoke from Canadian wildfires spreads to Europe
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | 16:25:01
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Smoke from wildfires in Quebec, Canada over the past several weeks has drifted across the Atlantic and darkened the skies over southwestern Europe.
Wildfires in Canada.
Wildfires across vast swaths of eastern and western Canada have released a record 160 million tonnes of carbon, according to the European Union's Atmospheric Monitoring Service.
Wildfire smoke has now crossed the North Atlantic, and worsening wildfires in Quebec and Ontario are expected to bring hazy skies and deep orange sunsets to Europe this week.
Smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada has drifted into Norway and is expected to hit southern Europe in the coming days. Dozens of US states have issued health warnings due to wildfires in the neighboring country.
Smoke from wildfires in Canada has been moving through Greenland and Iceland since June 1, the Norwegian Institute for Climate and Environmental Research said on June 9. Observations in southern Norway have recorded increasing concentrations of fine particulate matter. Researcher Nikolaos Evangeliou said people in some areas have seen fog or smelled smoke. However, the expert also emphasized that the amount of particles in the air in Norway is not large enough to cause harm to public health.
This year's wildfire season is Canada's worst on record, with 76,000 square kilometres burned across eastern and western Canada.
The plumes of unhealthy air have been stretching as far as the Midwest. They were especially bad on June 7, when dozens of states issued air quality alerts. The smog has delayed or canceled flights at major airports, canceled Major League Baseball games, and forced people to wear masks, just like during the pandemic.
The US has sent more than 600 firefighters to Canada to help fight the fires, while US President Joe Biden has called the wildfires another reminder of the dangers of climate change.
With temperatures rising due to the climate crisis, wildfires are expected to become more common and larger in scale. And the concern is what this will mean for the Arctic.
According to vtv.vn
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