World Aug 21 Firefighters battle wildfires across Canada, make progress in one region Fire managers asked people to stay out of evacuated areas for their own safety and to reduce the strain on first responders. By Susan Haigh, Jim Morris, Associated Press
World Aug 18 Residents flee as wildfire nears capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories Firefighters worked to keep open the only route out of Yellowknife as a wildfire moved closer to the city of 20,000. Canada has had a record number of wildfires this year, and hundreds are burning out of control. By Tammy Webber, Associated Press
World Jul 19 ‘In the blink of an eye, we lost so much.’ Worst wildfire season in Canadian history wreaking havoc on Indigenous communities In Canada, 5 percent of the population identifies as Indigenous, but more than 42 percent of wildfire evacuations have been from communities that are more than half Indigenous. By Tammy Webber, Noah Berger, Associated Press
Science Jul 06 Watch 5:54 Record-breaking global temperature, raging wildfires highlight effects of climate change It has been a week of record-breaking heat around the world. The average global temperature on Wednesday hit 62.9 degrees Fahrenheit, matching the record-high set just on Tuesday. The grim milestones are the latest in a series of climate change… By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane