‘Pray for rain’: wildfires in Canada are now burning where they never used to
#Canada’s response to the extreme weather threat is being upended as the traditional epicentre of the blazes shifts as the #climate warms
“Conditions are really dry, there’s no rain in sight, the risk is extremely high in #NovaScotia,” the province’s premier, Tim Houston, told reporters. “I’m happy to make sure that we’re doing everything we can to protect people, to protect property and try to just get through this #FireSeason and really just pray for rain.”
Fires have even erupted in #Ontario’s #Kawartha Lakes region, a collection of rural communities less than 100 miles (160km) north of #Toronto that are a popular summer destination for residents of Canada’s largest city.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/17/new-canada-wildfires-locations
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