Alberta Smoke

• In 2023, Edmonton sees most smoke hours ever on record

  In 2023, Edmonton recorded the highest number of smoke hours in any year since Environment Canada starting tracking in 1953.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2023
  
• Chetamon wildfire: Jasper remains on generator power, fire activity expected to decrease

  Parks Canada has been helping ATCO crews gain access to damaged infrastructure to reactive and repair the power transmission line serving the town of Jasper, Alta.

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2022
  
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• Fires, floods, smoke and wind: Canada’s most intense weather events in 2021

  It was a big year for big weather — and many of the events were connected, in one way or another.

  Weather

  Dec 30, 2021
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• City of Calgary, all of southern Alberta under air quality statement due to wildfire smoke

  As of 11:30 a.m. Saturday, air quality warnings included the Calgary, Lethbridge, and Medicine Hat areas and stretched up to the Drumheller and Airdrie regions.

  Weather

  Sep 19, 2020
• Air quality expected to deteriorate in Alberta this weekend due to wildfire smoke

  It’s predicted air quality in Alberta will worsen this weekend as smoke from wildfires in B.C. and the western U.S. continues to settle over the province.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2020
• Air quality statements issued for southwest Alberta amid wildfire smoke

  Environment Canada issued special air quality statements for southwestern Alberta after 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 14.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2020
• Wildfire smoke from western U.S. settles over Alberta

  Smoke from fires burning in Washington, Oregon and California has made its way into Alberta.

  Environment

  Sep 13, 2020
• Friday’s air quality forecast for Alberta amid wildfires

  Special air quality statements remained in place for much of the province on Friday, as smoke from the northern Alberta wildfires made its way south.

  Environment

  May 31, 2019
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• Smoke fills Calgary skyline from wildfires burning in northern Alberta

  Smoke rolled into Calgary over the weekend and by Tuesday the air quality lowered to a moderate health risk, which is where it sat on Wednesday.

  Weather

  May 29, 2019
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• Air quality advisory back in effect for parts of Alberta

  Environment Canada dropped its air quality health index advisory for Calgary on Friday afternoon but re-issued the warning early Saturday morning.

  Weather

  Aug 25, 2018