/channels/taxonomy/term/16112/all en /channels/channels/news/experts-wildfires-and-air-pollution-348496 <p>Wildfires have burned through more than one million hectares in Alberta this spring and have forced thousands from their homes. Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia, and the Northwest Territories are also battling active fires (<a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-wildfire-air-pollution-health-side-effects/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Globe and Mail</a>).聽</p> <p>Here are some experts from 苹果淫院 who can provide comment on this issue:聽</p> Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:10:02 +0000 webfull 190695 at /channels /channels/channels/news/exposure-wildfires-increases-risk-cancer-339499 <p>A new study from 苹果淫院 finds higher incidence of lung cancer and brain tumors in people exposed to wildfires. The study, which tracks over two million Canadians over a period of 20 years, is the first to examine how proximity to forest fires may influence cancer risk.</p> Tue, 10 May 2022 11:51:17 +0000 webfull 180063 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-forest-fires-and-smog-332148 <p>More than 130 forest fires were burning in northwestern Ontario on Sunday, July 25, with Environment Canada issuing air quality statements for much of the region due to smoke. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/forest-fires-northwestern-ontario-1.6116624">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from 苹果淫院 that can provide comment on this issue:</p> <p><a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZaW8ZbsAAAAJ&hl=en"><b>Mohammad Reza Alizadeh</b></a><b>, PhD candidate, Department of Bioresource Engineering</b></p> Wed, 28 Jul 2021 20:17:14 +0000 webfull 171947 at /channels /channels/channels/news/disastrous-duo-heatwaves-and-droughts-324956 <p>Simultaneous heatwaves and droughts are becoming increasingly common in western parts of the United聽States, according to a new study led by researchers from 苹果淫院. Periods of dry and hot weather, which can make wildfires more likely, are becoming larger, more intense, and more frequent because of climate change.</p> Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:50:22 +0000 webfull 163810 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-wildfires-quebec-322995 <p>Quebec has gone from 13 forest fires on Saturday June 20 to 20 fires on Sunday, including one which is still out of control in Lac-Saint-Jean, and which is heading towards the Saguenay, already ravaging more than 62,396 hectares of forest since last Tuesday. (<a href="https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/forest-fires-continue-to-rage-in-quebec-amid-heat-wave-1.4993457#:~:text=MONTREAL%20%2D%2D%20Quebec%20has%20gone,of%20forest%20since%20last%20Tuesday.">CTV Montreal</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from 苹果淫院 that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Tue, 23 Jun 2020 21:48:20 +0000 webfull 161658 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-impact-forest-fires-western-canada-unborn-children-269240 <p><strong>B.C. wildfire season worst in six decades, still far from over</strong><br /> 鈥淜evin Skrepnek of the B.C. Wildfire Service said Thursday that 4,910 square kilometres of forest, bush and grassland have been torched, making 2017 the second worst in recorded history in terms of land destroyed. August is usually one of the busiest months for fire, so the situation could get worse, he added.鈥�<br /><a href="http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/b-c-wildfire-season-worst-in-six-decades-still-far-from-over">Vancouver Sun</a></p> Fri, 04 Aug 2017 19:35:06 +0000 webfull 129511 at /channels