The ongoing Canadian wildfires are breaking records. On July 7, Canadian officials said the ongoing wildfires have already broken records for total area burned, number of evacuations and cost of fighting the fires. . It is not an understatement to say that the 2023 fire season is and will continue to be a record in several ways, Michael Norton, director general of the Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service (CFS), via Fox News. According to health experts, smoke from the wildfires can cause health problems for residents living in both Canada and the United States. According to health experts, smoke from the wildfires can cause health problems for residents living in both Canada and the United States. When you’re putting large amounts of fire smoke into the air and that smoke reaches populated areas, there are going to be health effects, Ryan Allen, professor of health sciences at Simon Fraser University, via Fox News. When you’re putting large amounts of fire smoke into the air and that smoke reaches populated areas, there are going to be health effects, Ryan Allen, professor of health sciences at Simon Fraser University, via Fox News. Michael Norton, director general of the Northern Forestry Centre, warns that high temperatures and dry conditions could lead to higher than normal fire activity this summer. As of July 5, 639 active fires were burning across Canada. . 351 of these fires were still, uncontrolled. So far, the fires have charred more than 27.7 million acres, surpassing the record of 18.7 million acres set in 1989. According to Norton, an estimated 155,856 people have been forced to evacuate, the highest figure in the last forty years. . The cost of fighting the fires is currently approaching $750 million. . With the scale of activity this year and the fact that we still have three months to go, I have no doubt that the direct cost of suppression will be a new record, Michael Norton, Director General, Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service (CFS), via Fox News
