After a brutally hot summer in 2023 that caused widespread bleaching and coral death, summer 2024 was more favorable for the state’s vulnerable reefs.
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Intense blazes, including the Line fire, supercharged afternoon convective clouds.
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An array of satellite sensors observed the long-duration, episodic spread of the state’s historic fire.
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Heat and wind gusts helped the blazes spread through over 5,700 hectares of forest.
Boreal forests in this northerly Canadian territory have evolved to burn, but the increasing frequency of fires is putting ecosystems to the test.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Fires