An unusual sight over Canada’s Arctic: Wildfire smoke
An unusual sight over Canada’s Arctic: Wildfire smoke
Once rare, wildfire smoke is becoming more prevalent in Arctic communities as Canada faces harsh wildfire seasons.
Elizabeth Mikkungwak thought the nearby garbage dump must be on fire. Acrid smoke clouded the skies over Baker Lake, a tiny Arctic hamlet and the only inland community in Nunavut, the largest in area of the three northern territories in Canada.
A safety alert issued by the authorities in the hamlet in May gave the real reason for the smoke: wildfires on the Prairies.
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