Mastodawn

Wet start to the week puts damper on fire activity in N.W.T.
Cool, wet conditions across much of the Northwest Territories are helping crews fight a group of fires near Wood Buffalo National Park. There are just two fires currently burning in the N.W.T., but fire officials urge residents not to get complacent.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/fire-update-june-8-9.7226806?cmp=rss

💧🌏 Greg Cocks Mar 14

Populus Tremuloides [Aka Aspen] As A Natural Fire Barrier In Canada’s Boreal Forest Under A Changing Climate
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123671 <-- shared paper 🔗
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #flammable #barrier #extremeweather #fireweather #fireactivity #wildfire #bushfire #fire #firebreak #FireKnowledge #FireEcology #AspenTrees #Canada #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #forest #risk #hazard #damage #climatechange #warming #tree #mixed #diversity #species #perimeter #ecozones #ecology #geostatistics #forest #forestcover #burn #severity #stand #burnarea #management #aspen #populustremuloides #Fireactivity #Burnseverity #Fireweather #Deciduous #Phenology
#NRCANScience #NRCAN #NaturalResourcesCanada

Mr. Pataphor, Dadaist Dad Jun 13, 2023

Out of control, held, out — What the stages of #Wildfire mean.

#Alberta #BritishColumbia #NorthernOntario #Ontario #Quebec #Maritimes #NovaScotia #Wildfires #Nature #Environment #Canada #CBC

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/firefighter-terms-control-wildfires-1.6869916

An #InteractiveMap of Ontario #FireActivity. #Map

https://www.lioapplications.lrc.gov.on.ca/ForestFireInformationMap/index.html?viewer=FFIM.FFIM

Out of control, held, out — What the stages of wildfire mean | CBC News

With hundreds of wildfires burning, Canadians can access daily updates of which fires are burning out of control, which are being "held," and which are considered "contained." But what does each term mean for people living in the vicinity of the fire — or those trying to fight them on the ground.

CBC