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As we fight the Alberta and B.C. wildfires, we must also plan for future disasters

British Columbia and Alberta are on fire. Tens of thousands of people have had to evacuate in Alberta, while much of B.C. is already experiencing higher-than-usual wildfire risk. With more than 150 fires currently burning across the two provinces, a hazardous haze is blanketing Calgary and affecting air quality as…

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Crude Slightly Lower on Dollar Strength and Concern About Chinese Energy Demand

June WTI crude oil (CLM23 ) this morning is down -0.22 (-0.31%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM23 ) is down -0.20 (-0.08%). June Nymex natural gas (NGM23 ) is up +0.062 (+2.61%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are slightly lower. A stronger dollar today is weighing on crude...

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Trudeau visits military personnel fighting Alberta wildfires

Widespread blazes mark an intense start to wildfire season in Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta.

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Canadian PM Trudeau visits Alberta as wildfires rage

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Alberta on Monday as raging wildfires prompted mass evacuations and reduced energy production in Canada's main oil-producing province, where meteorologists expect virtually no rain for 10 days or so.

Reuters

Canada's Alberta faces more wildfires amid hot, dry weather

Canada's main oil-producing province of Alberta faces an upsurge in wildfire activity as western Canada swelters in hot, dry weather and blazes keep thousands from their homes.

Reuters

Canada: extreme ‘heat dome’ temperatures set to worsen wildfires

System – extremely rare for this time of year – likely to fuel fires that have already displaced tens of thousands of residents

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Satellite image reveals smoke from ‘unprecedented’ wildfires in western Canada reaches Atlantic Ocean

The image has been captured by the European Union’s Copernicus service

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Summer heat in May coming to the Pacific Northwest, rekindling threats from Alberta wildfires

The excessive heat event is in keeping with climate change-driven trends.

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Outrage over plans to build highway over site of Canada’s deadliest rockslide

Controversial expansion prompts worry and frustration from residents that a ‘sacred place’ could soon be destroyed

The Guardian - US

Nat-Gas Prices Falter as Progress Made in Containing Canadian Wildfires

June Nymex natural gas (NGM23 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.076 (-3.35%). Jun nat-gas prices retreated Wednesday as firefighters made progress in battling wildfires in Alberta, Canada. Also, forecasts for rain to move into western Canada should help firefighters contain the fires that are still burning. Tradition Energy said that...

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Alberta wildfires test Premier Smith's crisis management skills ahead of election

An intense start to wildfire season in Canada's main oil province Alberta has put Premier Danielle Smith's disaster management skills - as well as her party's policies - under the microscope ahead of the provincial election on May 29.

Reuters

Forest fires: North America's boreal forests are burning a lot, but less than 150 years ago

Unseasonably hot and dry weather conditions in early May 2023 led to dozens of forest fires in western Canada. As of May 6, the Alberta government declared a state of emergency over wildfires, and at the time of writing this article, nearly 30,000 people had to be evacuated. Although it…

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‘Like Nagasaki’: devastating wildfires will only get worse, new book warns

Author John Vaillant’s Fire Weather chronicles the 2016 Fort McMurray blaze – Canada’s costliest natural disaster

The Guardian - US

Canada wildfires: Alberta province uses Fire Weather Index to plan strategy

In Canada, wildfires continue to devastate the western province of Alberta. Thousands of people have had no choice but to leave their homes, and many more are on evacuation alert. The province has declared a state of emergency, while firefighters are attempting to bring the blazes under control. Once again,…

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Cooler temperatures offer temporary reprieve for Alberta wildfires

Wildfires in Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta eased on Tuesday thanks to cooler weather, but thousands of people remained under evacuation orders and officials warned temperatures were expected to rise in coming days.

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Nat-Gas Prices Climb as Canadian Wildfires Reduce Gas Production

June Nymex natural gas (NGM23 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.029 (+1.30%). Jun nat-gas prices moved higher for a second day on reduced nat-gas production in Canada. A total of 94 wildfires were burning in Alberta on Tuesday, with 26 classified as out of control. That has led to the...

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Alberta issues emergency alert for four armed, dangerous suspects

The Canadian province of Alberta issued an emergency alert on Monday for the area of Sunchild and O'Chiese First Nations due to four "armed and dangerous" individuals in that area.

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Nat-Gas Prices Jump as Canadian Wildfires Curb Gas Output

June Nymex natural gas (NGM23 ) on Monday closed up +0.101 (+4.73%). Jun nat-gas Monday closed sharply higher. Reduced nat-gas output in Canada sparked short-covering in nat-gas futures Monday. A total of 102 wildfires were burning in Alberta on Monday, with 27 classified as out of control. That has led...

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Rightward slant of UCP candidate slate risks upsetting moderate Alberta voters

As Canada's oil province Alberta gears up for a May 29 election, some political analysts say the candidates being put forward by right-wing premier Danielle Smith's ruling United Conservative Party (UCP) may deter voters more used to moderate conservative lawmakers.

Al Jazeera

Canadian fire crews battle blazes in western province of Alberta

Favourable weather could help efforts to contain more than 100 wildfires, Alberta officials say.

Reuters

Wildfires in Canada's main oil province Alberta force producer shutdowns

Cooler weather across Alberta on Monday helped firefighters battling widespread wildfires in Canada's main oil-producing province, but the government said it could be months before all the blazes are brought under control.

Daily Mirror

Thousands flee as 100 wildfires tear through western Canada with emergency declared

Officials reported 108 fires active in Alberta, Canada - with the number of evacuees forced to abandon their homes climbing to around 29,000 after a state emergency was declared across the state

The Conversation

As Alberta’s oilsands continue leaking toxic wastewater, aquatic wildlife face new risks

Three months ago, 5.3 million litres of industrial wastewater was reported to have overflowed from an Imperial Oil storage pond into a muskeg and forested area. This industrial wastewater could have filled more than two Olympic-sized swimming pools, and is now one of the largest known spills of its kind…

The Independent UK

Satellite images capture smoke from out-of-control wildfires in Alberta

Approximately 108 fires have erupted and 29,000 people evacuated

Reuters

Alberta declares state of emergency over wildfires

Alberta on Saturday declared a provincial state of emergency after tens of thousands of Albertans have been forced to evacuate their homes as "unprecedented" wildfires rage on in Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith, head of the ruling United Conservative Party (UCP) said at a press conference.

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