2023-06-28 00:11:57
On June 27, 2023, foreign news agencies Published images of the sky above Montreal. Canadian state of Quebec Smoke from the raging forest fires After Canada faced the country’s worst wildfire season,
The Canadian authorities said that about 500 of the raids were still spreading, more than half of which authorities were unable to control the situation. Canada has a total of about 3,000 wildfires burning more than 48.1 million hectares so far.
The smoke from the wildfires that engulfs the city is affecting people’s lives. While various events have been cancelled, including triathlons. Provision of sports facilities and outdoor swimming pools On June 26, Swiss air quality monitoring company IQAir said Montreal was the most polluted city in the world that day.
According to scientists from the European Union’s Copernicus Atmosphere Service and Observation Service, wildfires in Canada in the first six months of 2023 emitted 160 million tonnes of CO2, a record since satellite data began. in 2003, breaking the previous record set in 2014 when measuring total carbon dioxide emissions of 140 million tons.
About 76,000 square kilometers of the eastern and western parts of the country have been burned, according to the Canadian Forest Fire Agency. This is more than the area burned in 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2022 combined.
In addition to the smoke from the Canadian wildfires will cover many areas. Including New York City and Toronto in the United States, it also floats across the Atlantic Ocean to reach Europe. The British Meteorological Agency said the smoke from Canada had reached Britain. More than 75 million people are currently under severe weather warnings.
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