Canadian wildfire reaches Jasper, firefighters battle to protect oil pipeline
Wildfires burning uncontrolled across the region include 433 in British Columbia and 176 in Alberta.
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AQI | Air Pollution Level | Health Implications |
---|---|---|
0-50 | Good | Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk. |
51-100 | Moderate | Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution. |
101-150 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected. |
151-200 | Unhealthy | Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects. |
201-300 | Very Unhealthy | Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected. |
301+ | Hazardous | Health alert: everyone may experience more serious health effects. |
Wildfires burning uncontrolled across the region include 433 in British Columbia and 176 in Alberta.
At least 112 people died in incidents of landslide, flood and lightning, and 58 others have been missing since the start of the monsoon this year.
Red alerts for 43 districts and yellow for 34 districts including those in the Valley.
Beryl killed at least 11 in Mexico and the Caribbean before reaching Texas.
Beryl, the earliest category 5 hurricane on record, last week swept through Jamaica, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Every month since June 2023 has ranked as the planet’s hottest since records began, compared with the corresponding month in previous years.
Heavy rains affect normal life across the country on Sunday as well.
The storm churned past the Cayman Islands earlier on Thursday after belting Jamaica with winds that tore apart buildings and uprooted trees.
With hot, windy conditions across much of the country, about 50 wildfires broke out on Saturday and authorities advised people to stay out of forest areas.
Disaster management body estimates that 1.81 million people and 412,000 households are at risk this year.