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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Ongoing Canadian Wildfires Are Breaking Records
Caption: Ongoing Canadian Wildfires Are Breaking Records . On July 7, Canadian officials said that ongoing wildfires have already broken records for total area burned, number of evacuations and cost of fighting the fires It's no understatement to say that the 2023 fire season is and will continue to be record-breaking in a number of ways, Michael Norton, director general, Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service (CFS), via Fox News. According to health experts, smoke from the fires can cause health problems for residents living in both Canada and the United States. When you're emitting large amounts of fire smoke into the air, and that smoke is reaching populated areas, there will be health effects, Ryan Allen, professor of health sciences at Simon Fraser University, via Fox News. Michael Norton, director general of Northern Forestry Centre, warns that high temperatures and dry conditions could result in higher-than-normal fire activity this summer. As of July 5, , 639 active fires , were burning across Canada. . 351 of those fires were still, burning out of control. So far, the fires have charred over 27.7 million acres, exceeding the record of 18.7 million acres set in 1989. According to Norton, an estimated 155,856 people have been forced to evacuate, the highest number in the last forty years. . The cost of fighting the fires is currently approaching $750 million. . With the scale of this year's activity and the fact we've still got three months left, there's no question in my mind the direct cost of suppression will be a new record, Michael Norton, director general, Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service (CFS), via Fox News. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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