US EditionData capturing hot spots and burned acres show Canada wildfire season off to wild start
- As of June 3, 2025, satellite data revealed that the number of detected fire outbreaks in Canada was quadruple the usual count for this time of year, indicating an intense wildfire season.
- This early surge follows similar patterns found in 2023, the only year with comparable high numbers since satellite monitoring began in 2012.
- Approximately 200 fires currently burn across Canada, consuming about 7,700 square miles, mainly during the past week amid hot and dry weather in western provinces.
- Canadian Forest Service specialist Liam Buchart explained that while a fire may be ignited by human activity, it is likely to expand rapidly due to the increasingly frequent and intense hot, dry conditions driven by climate change.
- With forecasts predicting a warmer and drier summer, experts expect the fire season to remain more active than normal, especially in northern prairies and southern British Columbia.
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Data capturing hot spots and burned acres show Canada wildfire season off to wild start
Canada’s wildfire season is off to an intense start. A NASA satellite has recorded thousands of hot spots across the country — four times the usual number for this time of year.
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