How Much Land Burned In Canada 2024

How Much Land Burned In Canada 2024. Published apr 17, 2024 • last updated apr 17, 2024 • 4 minute read. By nadja popovich july 18, 2023.


How Much Land Burned In Canada 2024

It surpassed the previous record of 7.6 million. By nadja popovich july 18, 2023.

This Year Is The Most Land Ever Burned By Wildfires In Canada's History, Data From Natural Resources Canada Shows.

The fires have scorched at least 11 million hectares — or over 27.1 million acres — of land across canada this year.

Final Numbers Are Not Yet Available.

The graphic begins by showing an orange shape equal to the area of land burned in an average canadian wildfire season:

The National Burned Area Composite (Nbac) Is A Gis Database And System That Calculates The Area Of Forest Burned On A National Scale For Each Year Since 1986.

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By September 5, More Than 6,132 Fires Had Torched A Staggering 16.5 Million Hectares Of Land.

The data are used to help estimate carbon.

While Past Active Fire Seasons Have Seen More Individual Fires — 1989 Still Holds The Record With 10,998 Fires — 2023 Is Notable For The Total Area Burned.

With more than a month of.

It's The Middle Of Winter, And More Than 100 Wildfires Are Still.