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The wildfires affecting the US do not stop at the border, but they do stop being tracked by US data. Professors and others explain that Canada has also been affected, with over 25 fires as well as poor air quality.

The wildfires affecting the US do not stop at the border, but they do stop being tracked by US data. Professors and others explain that Canada has also been affected, with over 25 fires as well as poor air quality.

  1. Sep 14

    Myth #1: the wildfires stop at the border. Truth: By definition, maps based on US federal data don't show fires outside US borders; but it doesn't mean they don't exist. Here's a US map (left) and 🇨🇦 map (right). We do a bit better with recognizing we're part of a continent 😁

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  2. Sep 15

    Foolishness getting around social media about wildfires "stopping" at Canadian border. Intent was to claim climate change was a hoax/data was being falsely presented. It really just revealed geographic illiteracy. My debunk cites

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  3. Sep 14

    Here are the fires in British Columbia, for example.

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  4. Sep 14

    In BC, smoke from the forest fires is having devastating impacts on our air quality and health. Just like covid, the risks cannot be ignored. The earlier we take action, the more effectively we can protect our health, environment & manage future risks

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  5. Sep 14

    British Columbia's air quality index — established largely to track the effects of national forest fires in the country — reached 10+, its highest rating for pollution, by Monday morning.

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  6. Sep 14

    Wildfires directly affect thousands, but wildfire smoke often affects millions. The Bay Area into its fourth week of unhealthy air, which also extends from Baja CA to British Columbia w/ some areas “hazardous” highest on the AQI scale 9/14/2020

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  7. Sep 13

    Flying into Vancouver yesterday through smoke from fires south of the border.

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  8. Sep 14

    Crews are still fighting two wildfires burning in our province. Here's where they are located:

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  9. Sep 11

    Wildfires continue to rage across the entire West Coast of the US with at least 15 dead.

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  10. Sep 11

    Satellite photos show plumes of smoke from the US wildfires spreading out over the Pacific Ocean.

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