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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Zurowski, Monica.     Subjects     Wildfires -- Canada.     Wildfires -- Climatic factors.     Wildfires -- Prevention and control.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Zurowski, Monica.       by title:      The summer Canada bu...       by call number:      634.9618 Z96s     Search the Web     Zurowski, Monica.     Wildfires -- Canada.     Wildfires -- Climatic factors.     Wildfires -- Prevention and control.       MARC Display

The summer Canada burned : the wildfire season that shocked the world / Monica Zurowski ; Postmedia. by Zurowski, Monica. Greystone Books, 2023. Call #: 634.9618 Z96s Subjects Wildfires -- Canada.   Wildfires -- Climatic factors.   Wildfires -- Prevention and control. ISBN:  9781778401879 (hc) Description:  183 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. Notes:  Includes contributions from Postmedia journalists. Summary:  "With over one hundred full-color photographs comes a harrowing portrait of Canada’s most devastating wildfire season ever, the effects of which could be felt and seen across the world. “All hell has broken loose.” That’s the phrase some fire officials use to describe the unprecedented 2023 wildfire season in Canada. Never before has the vast and rugged beauty of this country been ravaged by as many devastating wildfires. Never before have the fires been this big or moved this fast. Choking smoke blanketed the continent, including the United States, putting millions of people under air quality advisories, and even traveled as far as Norway. The wildfire season started in the spring with most provinces and territories facing a drought. In early May, many parts of Canada grappled with a record-breaking number of fires. By the end of August, wildfires had devoured more than 15 million hectares (37 million acres) of Canadian forest -- more than six times the average usually lost to fire. Provinces such as British Columbia and Nova Scotia experienced their largest wildfires ever. Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Northwest Territories battled their most destructive wildfires ever. Tens of thousands of Canadians -- from coast to coast to coast -- were chased from their homes by flames or the threat of flames, seeking shelter in evacuation centers across the country. People from Halifax, Yellowknife, Kelowna, Shuswap, and many other communities survived harrowing escapes along flame-lined roads, with embers raining down upon them. Thousands of firefighters from Canada and around the world risked their lives to battle the blazes, which already numbered almost 6,000 by the end of August. Four firefighters lost their lives doing so."--Publisher. Holds:  2   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Nonfiction 634.9618 Z96s Adult books Checked out Jul 11, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 634.9618 Z96s Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 634.9618 Z96s Adult books Checked out Jul 06, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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