Nova Scotia's Largest Wildfire

Wildfires are burning in the western U.S. and in Canada, including 24 major fires in Oregon that are burning under record-breaking dry conditions. In Canada, there are at least 50 fires, affecting air quality all across the country.

Multiple wildfires have flared up in Canadian Rockies largest national park, forcing visitors and residents to evacuate and flee west over mountain roads. Evacuees told they had five hours to clear out - by 3 a.m. local time Tuesday - and to carry with them key documents, pets, medication and other emergency supplies. Park and town officials scrambled to clear up traffic gridlock, find fuel for vehicles and help vulnerable people get to safety while marshaling resources to battle the fires.

As of 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Denver and most of the surrounding area had air quality index ratings between 100 and 150. Denver air monitors Wednesday recorded rates of particulate matter nearly seven times higher than the level considered safe by the Environmental Protection Agency. People with heart or lung disease, older adults and children should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion.

Wildfires prompt California evacuations as crews battle Oregon and Idaho fires stoked by lightning. Powerful winds and lightning strikes from thunderstorms cut power and stoked fires, including one in Oregon that was the largest active blaze in the U.S. Another fast-moving wildfire forced thousands to abandon a town in Canada.

Wildfires continue to rage across western U.S. and Canada. Crews are fighting flames in California, Oregon, Utah and Idaho. CBS News national correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

As of Wednesday morning, there were 79 large active wildfires across the country. Fires burning in California, Oregon, Arizona, Washington and other western states, as well as Canada. The Durkee Fire, the largest active blaze in the U.S., was burning near the Oregon-Idaho border and was 0% contained. Evacuation orders are in effect for 15 fires in the Northwest, where fires continue to show active to extreme behavior.

The dumbing down of the public by the GOP has worked perfectly. NYS has had 22 tornadoes in 2024 with 20 in past month. The previous record was 10 in 2018. It's only going to get worse. #3 I see the dumbasses on social media every single day when a story is posted that xxx day was the hottest day on the planet since records were started.

Fast-moving fires, ignited by a lightning barrage, have swept over parched lands in western Canada desiccated by drought. The national preparedness level, which signals the resources required to combat ongoing blazes, was raised to a Level 5 out of 5 on Monday. Concern is growing that the current explosion of fire activity could send at least some smoke south toward the United States.

Wildfire season is underway across Canada and the Western U.S. states with nearly 80 fires burning. Fires burning in California, Oregon, Arizona, Washington, and other western states, as well as Canada, have filled the skies with smoke and haze. The Durkee Fire, the largest active blaze in the U.K., was burning near the Oregon-Idaho border and was 0% contained as of the morning of July 24 and had burned nearly 400 square miles.

Park rangers in Canada search for stragglers in evacuation zone of two big wildfires. Searchers looking through the backcountry trails of Jasper National Park already had picked up 245 people. As many as 15,000 people were believed to be in the park and 10,000 in the neighboring town of Jasper late Monday.