By Nivedita Balu
TORONTO, July 17 (Reuters) – Orange-hued skies, wildfire smoke and scorched forestland have been regular occurrences across North America in recent years as rising global temperatures contribute to massive forest fires. Many are in northern Canada, which is home to some of the world’s largest intact forests.
Canada has more active wildfires at present than it did at the same time in the last two years and a larger area has already burned this year compared to the 10-year average for the same period.
Here are some facts about the recent smoke and wildfires.
WHY DOES CANADA HAVE SO MANY WILDFIRES?
(Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Toronto additional reporting by Andrew Hay; Editing by Caroline Stauffer and Deepa Babington)
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