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NW.104.VIKING BOER – NATURE – Canada On Fire – Worst Forest Fires

Canada On Fire: Fighting the Largest Canadian Wildfire in Recorded History
Almost 5,000 thousand international firefighters have already been flown in – including several hundred Australians and South Africans to help.
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Aug 24, 2023, CANADA
Canada is in the grip of one of the worst forest fires in recorded history. In recent days, tens of thousands of people in British Columbia were evacuated, as the Canadian government deployed its armed forces to deal with the crisis.

Most residents of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories have also fled their homes. An area of almost 14 million hectares has been scorched by more than 6,000 separate wildfires burning all over the country since late April. Almost 5,000 thousand international firefighters have already been flown in – including several hundred Australians and South Africa.

This week Foreign Correspondent travels to British Columbia and Alberta where a desperate battle is underway to save lives and homes. Reporter David Lipson goes inside the ground to see firsthand how a nation better known for snow and ice is coping with the fire catastrophe.

He meets the Canadian smoke jumpers who parachute into difficult terrain to fight fire fronts in remote locations.

He also spends time in the makeshift camps that have become home to fire crews from around the world including the Australians – many of whom are veterans of Australia’s Black Summer.

The comradery within the camps helps with the challenges of the difficult work they face and when the Australians leave to face their own summer fire season, they know the Canadians will be ready and willing to return the favor.
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Canadian Fires – Forces deploying aircraft to aid with NWT fire evacuation
Global National: Aug. 17, 2023

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Premiered Aug 18, 2023 #GlobalNational #Wildfires #GlobalNews
In tonight’s top story: A fast-approaching wildfire has prompted an evacuation order for all of Yellowknife, which has the city’s more than 20,000 residents rushing to get to safety. Jayme Doll is at the scene and looks at the long lines of people waiting to leave.

On the other end, Heather Yourex-West reports on how Alberta is stepping up to help evacuees, how communities are already filling up and the anxiety over what displaced people will return home to.

Plus, Farah Nasser speaks with Mayor Rebecca Alty to find out how she’s feeling, about what the Canadian military is doing to help, the evacuation efforts, and her plea to people who insist on staying behind.

Meanwhile, several new evacuation orders and alerts are being issued across British Columbia, as officials warn this could be the most challenging stretch yet of the province’s wildfire season. Global News meteorologist Kristi Gordon explains how the situation became so dire and what’s expected in the forecast.

Over in Hawaii, as emergency crews sift through the ashes of what’s left in Lahaina, people are returning to their fire-ravaged community. Neetu Garcha reports from Maui about the fears of an impending economic crisis, the mixed messages to tourists, and the hope to rebuild.

, The United Nations recently said the world has entered a new era of “global boiling” as 2023 is on track to becoming the hottest year on record ever. Frequent weather warnings and alerts are raising a burning question: What does extreme heat do to our bodies? Jeff Semple went to the lab to find out.
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B.C. wildfire emergency, Yellowknife evacuation

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Aug 19, 2023 #News #LatestNews #CBCNews
Aug. 18, 2023, | B.C. declares a [British Columbia]provincewide state of emergency as crews in Kelowna battle wildfires on both sides of the lake. The final push to get out of Yellowknife ahead of the evacuation deadline. Plus, experts are concerned about a late-summer COVID-19 wave.

00:00 The National for August 18, 2023
00:56 B.C. declares provincewide state of emergency
01:50 Volatile fire situation in Kelowna, West Kelowna
05:30 Kelowna-area residents fear for properties
07:27 Officials highlight the importance of evacuation orders
09:28 Fire closes bridge in Scotch Creek, B.C.
10:05 Yellowknife is mostly empty after the evacuation deadline
13:35 Essential workers remain in Yellowknife
15:56 Government questioned about wildfire response
18:02 Maui head of emergency management resigns
18:27 Studying the psychological impact of wildfire evacuation
20:44 California prepares for Hurricane Hilary
21:07 Concerns of fall COVID-19 wave
24:23 U.K. nurse found guilty of 7 murdering babies
26:35 Brazen car theft attempt foiled by family
29:52 West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund
33:04 West Kelowna Mayor Gord Milsom
36:33 Canada recruiting health-care workers in Kenya
44:10 Stories and scenes of escape in B.C.
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