Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair announced Monday that Canada is experiencing its worst wildfire season of the 21st century, with more than 47,000 square kilometres burned so far this year.
It’s been 22 years since Canada’s boreal forest has been a carbon sink (due to various gov’ts forest management failures and the impacts of climate change) and we are well past the point of being able to fix this. :/
Its worst wildfire season of the 21st century so far.
20 years from now … 2023 will be seen as the best year for wild fires
In the region maybe for sure. A few years ago it was same for california/Oregon west coast.
It’s been 22 years since Canada’s boreal forest has been a carbon sink (due to various gov’ts forest management failures and the impacts of climate change) and we are well past the point of being able to fix this. :/
77 more years to go!