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Lightning Sparked Dozens of Wildfires in Quebec in July
SOPFEU said lightning caused 41% of July fires, while more than 220 firefighters from other provinces and the United States helped contain them.
- Quebec's wildfire agency SOPFEU reported "above-average" fire activity last month in a report published Thursday, with 90 wildfires affecting 1,675 hectares, largely driven by lightning strikes.
- Exceptional atmospheric instability produced 243,363 lightning strikes over the past month across Quebec, nearly three times the seven-year average, while above-normal temperatures and precipitation deficits in western Quebec and the North Shore compounded conditions.
- Lightning caused 41 per cent of the 90 wildfires in the intensive protection zone, while 45 lightning-caused fires in Northern Quebec alone burned 16,099 hectares during July.
- SOPFEU received assistance from more than 220 wildland firefighters from Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and the United States to combat the blazes.
- With the situation "under control" by month's end, SOPFEU deployed teams to British Columbia, which is grappling with numerous active wildfires, reciprocating earlier assistance.
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·Montreal, Canada
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Lightning sparks dozens of wildfires in July across Quebec as thunderstorms increased
The Quebec forest fire protection agency (SOPFEU) reports that July saw “above-average” wildfire activity in Quebec, largely due to lightning. In the intensive protection zone, 90 fires occurred in July, affecting 1,675 hectares of forest. In recent years, the average was 66 fires, burning 1,115 hectares. According to SOPFEU, 41 per cent of the fires […]
·Toronto, Canada
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The Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) reports that July was marked by an activity of forest fires "exceeding the average" in Quebec, mainly due to lightning.
·Montreal, Canada
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