/channels/taxonomy/term/22096/all en /channels/channels/news/expert-how-wildfire-haze-harming-human-health-357327 <p>Wildfires have led Environment Canada to issue air quality advisories for parts of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories, as forecasters warn the smoke could drift farther east. Wildfire-related haze could also move east into Ontario and Quebec, affecting areas from Georgian Bay to Quebec City (<a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/air-quality-alerts-issued-as-wildfire-smoke-spreads-east-from-western-canada-1.6886080" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CTV News</a>) </p> Tue, 14 May 2024 17:01:58 +0000 webfull 200049 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-wildfires-and-air-pollution-348496 <p>Wildfires have burned through more than one million hectares in Alberta this spring and have forced thousands from their homes. Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia, and the Northwest Territories are also battling active fires (<a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-wildfire-air-pollution-health-side-effects/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Globe and Mail</a>). </p> <p>Here are some experts from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ who can provide comment on this issue: </p> Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:10:02 +0000 webfull 190695 at /channels /channels/channels/news/exposure-wildfires-increases-risk-cancer-339499 <p>A new study from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ finds higher incidence of lung cancer and brain tumors in people exposed to wildfires. The study, which tracks over two million Canadians over a period of 20 years, is the first to examine how proximity to forest fires may influence cancer risk.</p> Tue, 10 May 2022 11:51:17 +0000 webfull 180063 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-forest-fires-and-smog-332148 <p>More than 130 forest fires were burning in northwestern Ontario on Sunday, July 25, with Environment Canada issuing air quality statements for much of the region due to smoke. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/forest-fires-northwestern-ontario-1.6116624">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ that can provide comment on this issue:</p> <p><a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZaW8ZbsAAAAJ&hl=en"><b>Mohammad Reza Alizadeh</b></a><b>, PhD candidate, Department of Bioresource Engineering</b></p> Wed, 28 Jul 2021 20:17:14 +0000 webfull 171947 at /channels /channels/channels/news/disastrous-duo-heatwaves-and-droughts-324956 <p>Simultaneous heatwaves and droughts are becoming increasingly common in western parts of the United States, according to a new study led by researchers from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥. Periods of dry and hot weather, which can make wildfires more likely, are becoming larger, more intense, and more frequent because of climate change.</p> Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:50:22 +0000 webfull 163810 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-wildfires-quebec-322995 <p>Quebec has gone from 13 forest fires on Saturday June 20 to 20 fires on Sunday, including one which is still out of control in Lac-Saint-Jean, and which is heading towards the Saguenay, already ravaging more than 62,396 hectares of forest since last Tuesday. (<a href="https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/forest-fires-continue-to-rage-in-quebec-amid-heat-wave-1.4993457#:~:text=MONTREAL%20%2D%2D%20Quebec%20has%20gone,of%20forest%20since%20last%20Tuesday.">CTV Montreal</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Tue, 23 Jun 2020 21:48:20 +0000 webfull 161658 at /channels /channels/channels/news/australian-wildfire-anomaly-319548 <p>Every year, patches of Australian forests are consumed by fire, an ecologically necessary process that releases soil nutrients and stimulates plant growth. When the fire season is exacerbated by drought and high temperature, however, the devastation is so great that some citizens are forced to flee their homes. In the most extreme circumstances, natural habitats are ruined completely, even to the point of species extirpation. </p> Thu, 30 Jan 2020 14:33:29 +0000 webfull 157745 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-australia-bushfires-303940 <p>Australia continues to burn after more than a month of raging bushfires, and it doesn't appear the smoke-filled skies will be clearing any time soon. More than five million hectares have burned, 19 people have died, and 21 people are missing. Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes. More than eight million more were under an emergency order. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/australia-bushfires-1.5414325">CBC</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:29:58 +0000 webfull 157070 at /channels