N.W.T. requests help from elsewhere to battle wildfires
Whatì, Fort Providence under evacuation orders; Jean Marie River under evacuation alert The N.W.T. government has asked for help and
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Hot, dry conditions hamper efforts to fight some N.W.T. wildfires
Evacuation notice, not an order, issued on Monday for community of Whatı̀ Hot, dry temperatures and unusual late-season lightning storms in
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Why are so few people charged for causing wildfires in the N.W.T.?
N.W.T. comes 2nd to Yukon for lowest rate of person-caused fires according to Canada-wide data N.W.T. Fire says it hasn’t
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Wildfires cast a smoke cloud over Canada Summer Games for some N.W.T. athletes
By Sarah St-Pierre Beach volleyball resumed Wednesday after wildfires postponed some matches Team NT beach volleyball player, Emily Carroll, says
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Wildfires continue to burn across Lapland
Recent thunderstorms have also sparked several fires across the dry landscape, rescue officials say. Over the weekend, the Lapland Rescue
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Surge in boreal wildfires may—surprisingly—slow Arctic warming: study
Massive wildfires burning in northern Canada and Siberia this season are putting smoke into the atmosphere that is travelling as
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NASA surveys giving detailed pictures of changing North American Arctic
A new paper from NASA’s Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment is offering insights into the evolution of wildfire activity, thawing permafrost, and
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Trump hails Finnish forestry practices again
Donald Trump is scheduled to visit California on Friday to observe the wildfires, prompting him to recall Finnish forestry practices
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N.W.T.’s 2024 wildfire season was ‘highly active,’ with 1.7M hectares of land burned
Continuing drought conditions a ‘defining feature of our fire season,’ official says The N.W.T.’s 2024 wildfire season may not have
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Canada reaffirms commitment to Arctic cooperation at international assembly
This year’s Arctic Circle Assembly provided Canada with a key opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to international cooperation in tackling
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Arctic Council SAO highlights youth, wildfire concerns after Canadian visit
Involving young people in Arctic decision-making and addressing the growing threat of wildfires were among the key topics of a
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City of Yellowknife has new plans for emergencies and evacuations
New plans follow after-action assessment of city’s response to 2023 wildfire and evacuation A year after 2023’s unprecedented wildfire evacuation
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Délı̨nę told to prepare in case of evacuation, as wildfire moves closer
Heavy winds blew a wildfire closer to Délı̨nę, N.W.T., on Sunday, causing the community to issue an evacuation notice on Monday evening.
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Red skies over Finland as Canadian wildfire smoke arrives
The most colourful sunset is expected on Tuesday evening. People in Finland may see unusually red glowing sunsets in coming
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Kola wildfire smoke drift into Nordic neighbours
Fires on dry peat bogs at several locations west of Murmansk on Russia’s Barents Sea coast continue to send smoke
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