A 'frightening' Halifax wildfire shows the risks when hot, dry weather hits the Maritimes.
The wildfire that ignited Sunday outside Halifax seemingly came out of nowhere, but experts say factors including a string of dry days, gusty winds and debris from post-tropical storm Fiona set the stage for the disaster.
Authorities said the blaze, which started in Upper Tantallon, N.S., has so far not caused any deaths or injuries, but it has forced at least 14,000 people to seek shelter elsewhere as authorities ordered evacuations of a 100-square-kilometre area within a half-hour drive of downtown Halifax. This blaze is reminiscent of Alberta wildfires in Fort McMurray and Slave Lake, where homes were built on lands skirting woods, Clague said. The 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire destroyed more than 2,400 homes, while the 2011 Slave Lake blaze destroyed more than 400.
“Part of climate change is also the changes in the way we use the land,” he said. “The impact of a wildfire is much more severe if there are people present. The changing way that we use the land is also contributing to the impact.”
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