As the 2024 wildfire months approach, climate scientists are bracing for what could be another devastating year. (Wikimedia Commons/European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 image)
As the 2024 wildfire months approach, climate scientists are bracing for what could be another devastating year. (Wikimedia Commons/European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 image) In 2023 Canada saw its most devastating wildfire season on record with 18.5 million hectares of forests burned, double the previous worst season in 1989, according to Natural Resources Canada. As the 2024 wildfire months approach, climate scientists are bracing for what could be another devastating year. Geography and environment professor and chair Katrina Moser spoke with about the factors that lead to extreme wildfires and to emphasize the ways in which we can come together to tackle this urgent issue. Western News: Why was last year's wildfire season so catastrophic?. Katrina Moser: We now know that 2023 was the hottest year on record globally and Canada was no exception. That really contributed to the extreme wildfire season.
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