Canadian Wildfires Could Keep Burning Through Winter

Published at: Sep 11 2023 - 09:12 / Updated at: Sep 12 2023 - 15:16

Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkins says climate change was amplifying the frequency and intensity of wildfires in the country.

This according to Reuters.

Warm, dry conditions in Canada could ignite new wildfires in September and it is possible that some of the blazes could remain active through the winter season, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said on Thursday.

Canada is enduring its worst wildfire season on record, with over 166,000 square kilometers (64,000 miles), or an area equivalent to four Switzerlands, of land already burnt. As of Thursday, more than 1,000 fires were active across the country, including some 650 deemed out of control.

“The science is clear: The root cause of this is climate change,” Wilkinson told a briefing.

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