US EditionStudy finds Canada's air quality in 2023 worst since 1998
- A study from the University of Chicago found that in 2023, air pollution in Canada spiked to levels not seen since 1998 due to wildfire smoke from the worst fire season on record.
- In British Columbia, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories, fine particulate levels in 2023 were comparable to those in Bolivia and Honduras.
- Over 15 million hectares of Canadian forest burned in 2023, more than double the previous record and six times the ten-year average.
- Air pollution in Canada doubled from 2022 to 2023, attributed to more than 15 million hectares of forest burning.
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A new global report indicates that the record 2023 forest fires brought air pollution in Canada to levels never seen since at least the late 1990s and exposed half of the country to pollution concentrations above the national standard.
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