Canada wildfires burn over 10 mn hectares this year
3 years agoThis July 12, 2023, image released by the French General Directorate for Civil Protection and Crisis Management (DGSCGC) shows Quebec firefighters battling wildfires in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, more than 650kms (400 miles) north of Montreal. - A record 22.7 million acres (9.2 million hectares) have burned so far by wildfires raging across Canada, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre on July 10, 2023. (Photo by Carlo ZAGLIA / General Directorate for Civil Protection and Crisis Management / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / CARLO ZAGLIA/DGSCGC" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Carlo ZAGLIA/DGSCGC" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS /
Canadian wildfires have burned more than 10 million hectares (24.7 million acres) this year, a record-breaking figure which will continue to rise....