Canada wildfire smoke: Forest fire threatens the breath of many countries, all are not able to control even together, know the reason for this?

Instead of dying out, Canadian forest fires are increasing every day. This forest fire has even created a threat to the breath of many countries. The effect of the fire in the forests of Canada is being clearly seen in its ten provinces and all the cities around it. The flames are a disaster if they destroy everything. The fire is spreading in a very frightening manner. This disaster in Canada has created such a big danger that more than a thousand firefighters from many countries including America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa reached Canada to extinguish this fire. There are 414 forest fires in Canada, in which the situation is uncontrollable in 249 places. An area of ​​33 thousand square kilometers has been burnt by this fire.

New York covered with thick haze sheet

The fire may have started in the forests of Canada, but its smoke is spreading to the surrounding countries. Smoke from wildfires raging across Canada has covered a whitewashed picture of New York City in a thick blanket of haze. As of Wednesday morning, New York City was ranked second only to New Delhi in terms of worst air quality and pollution among 100 tracked countries, according to IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company. Bad wind effect was seen once again on Thursday. The level of pollution in New York has become so high that even the Statue of Liberty is covered with smoke. High risk alert has been issued in many countries and masks have also been made mandatory.

Many countries joined together to extinguish the fire

A large part of Canada is forest and the fire in these forests brings trouble to Canada. It would not be wrong to say that the effect of climate change is clearly visible on Canada. In Canada, wildfires are considered the second largest disaster after floods. Therefore, in view of this, a separate department also works which monitors the fire that occurs in the forests of Canada every year. The Government of Canada spends 812 thousand crore rupees every year to extinguish the fire.

How do forests catch fire?

Wildfires in Canada are considered to be the biggest disaster after floods. Forest fires burn an area of ​​4 million square kilometers every year. Heat, fuel and oxygen are necessary for fire to burn. In the forest, oxygen is present only in the air. Dry twigs and leaves of trees serve as fuel. Whereas a small spark can act as a heat. Leaves and dry twigs of trees serve as fuel. Due to whose burning the fire spreads rapidly. Apart from this, fire occurs due to lightning falling from the sky, volcano and burning of coal.

impact of climate change

Unusually hot, dry weather that doesn’t seem to be letting up. The effect of which is being seen in the form of fire in these forests. Eric James, a modeling expert at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado, said record heat was recorded across much of Canada. Much of Canada received 50 to 75 percent less rainfall from mid-February to mid-May. The temperature was 3 to 6 degrees above normal. Canada is experiencing record breaking heat even in June. The incidence of fire in Canada has increased this year due to rising temperature and decreased rainfall.