Canada’s 2023 wildfires released more emissions than airplanes, yet go uncounted

Mongabay
Jun 27, 2024, 12:58 pm232 pts
On a June day in 2023, New Yorkers woke up to an eerie scene: the sky had turned a murky orange, the sun a dim red orb in the haze. The culprit? Smoke from wildfires hundreds of miles away, in Canada. This surreal tableau, once a rarity, has become increasingly common as North America grapples with more…

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