An expert warns that Canada's 2025 wildfire season is on pace to match the record-setting destruction of 2023, with over 1.4 million hectares already burned. Saskatchewan and Manitoba are particularly affected, experiencing five to ten times their average land burned due to early heat waves and dry conditions in May. The severity of the season will largely depend on the amount of rain received in June, which is typically Western Canada's wettest month.
Expert says Canada's current wildfire season could match country's most destructive year
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An expert warns that Canada's 2025 wildfire season is on pace to match the record-setting destruction of 2023, with over 1.4 million hectares already burned. Saskatchewan and Manitoba are particularly affected, experiencing five to ten times their average land burned due to early heat waves and dry conditions in May. The severity of the season will largely depend on the amount of rain received in June, which is typically Western Canada's wettest month.
Trending- 1 2023: Canada experienced its worst fire season on record (over 15 million hectares burned).
- 2 May (this year): Warmer and drier than average conditions in Prairie provinces.
- 3 May 30 (this year): Over 1,400,000 hectares burned across Canada.
- 4 Thursday: John Vaillant and Kyle Brittain discussed the wildfire situation.
- 5 June (this year): Amount of rain will be crucial for the wildfire season.
- Extensive land area burned across Canada
- Potential for a repeat of the most destructive wildfire season in Canadian history
- Significant environmental impact
- Need for substantial rainfall in June to mitigate the situation
What: Canada's 2025 wildfire season is on track to be as destructive as the record-setting 2023 season, with a significant area already burned, particularly in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, due to early heat waves and dry conditions.
When: This year (2025), 2023 (record-setting season), Thursday (CBC Morning Live interview), May (warmer and drier than average), May 30 (statistics date), June (crucial for rain).
Where: Canada, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, eastern Canadian Prairie region, Western Canada.
Why: Early heat waves and drier-than-average conditions in May have contributed to extreme fire conditions and rapid rates of spread, setting the stage for a potentially severe wildfire season.
How: By comparing current hectares burned to 2023 figures and 10-year averages, and analyzing weather patterns like heat waves and rainfall, experts are forecasting the season's potential severity.