#canada wildfires

[kabukizushi]

Canada’s fires sure do make the sun look pretty

[autumnaaltonen]

Stop and smell the roses? The garden is on fire.

[kevmeisu]

"Namaygoosisagagun First Nation, located north of Thunder Bay in north-western Ontario, was engulfed by fire on 15 June. About two dozen people quickly boarded boats packed with their possessions and raced across the nearby lake. “If this community waited for a mandatory evacuation process, we’d be doing a recovery mission for the bodies of children, of elders, of men and women,” said Linda Debassige, grand council chief of the Anishinabek Nation, which represents 39 Ontario First Nations. All members safely escaped but the community’s buildings and other infrastructure were completely destroyed. The Namaygoosisagagun people evacuated to Thunder Bay, where the Anishinabek Nation has been providing assistance. Debassige said that Namaygoosisagagun’s chief, Helen Paavola, had made inquiries to the federal government in the days leading up to the fire, but the community had been assured there was no imminent threat.” [...] “However, First Nations leaders, including from the Anishinabek Nation, accused the premier of being unclear about what support the province was providing and, and of disorganisation in coordinating with First Nations. The CBC has reported that although Ontario spent $271m on emergency firefighting in 2025-26, it plans to spend only $150m in 2026-27. The Ontario government did not respond to requests for comment.”

the federal government had told them that there was no imminent danger, which led them to their own defenses with evacuating the wildfires and to safety. the majority of the targeted areas affected by wildfires are first nations communities.

with the decrease in funds to spend on emergency firefighting, despite this being one of the most intense heatwaves and wildfire seasons, as well as the seemingly purposeful disorganisation in cooperating with the first nations, it very well paints the picture of blatant anti-indigenous racism and silent genocide against the peoples of the first nations.

many of the first nations do not even have clean water to drink and use and live in racialized poverty. they cannot just "move somewhere else". they shouldn't have to. that is their land.

you can donate to help the Namaygoosisagagun nation here—as well as donate to help provide indigenous peoples in canada with clean fresh water here and here.

you can also donate to the canadian red cross wildfire fund here.

[claudiosuenaga]

A fumaça tóxica dos incêndios florestais do Canadá causou mais mortes nos Estados Unidos do que o 11 de setembro

Antes vistas como tragédias restritas às florestas devastadas pelas chamas, as megasqueimadas que periodicamente assolam o Canadá revelam hoje uma dimensão muito mais ampla e inquietante: a de uma crise sanitária silenciosa, capaz de atravessar fronteiras, oceanos e continentes. Transportada pelos ventos em forma de partículas microscópicas altamente tóxicas, a fumaça desses incêndios degrada a qualidade do ar em regiões situadas a milhares de quilômetros do foco das queimadas, expondo centenas de milhões de pessoas a um coquetel invisível de poluentes associado ao aumento de infartos, acidentes vasculares cerebrais, doenças respiratórias, câncer e mortes prematuras. Um robusto estudo publicado na revista Nature concluiu que somente os incêndios canadenses de 2023 podem ter contribuído para mais de 82 mil mortes prematuras em todo o mundo, das quais cerca de 4.100 ocorreram apenas nos Estados Unidos. Agora, com uma nova temporada extrema de incêndios em 2026 lançando novamente densas nuvens de fumaça sobre a América do Norte, cientistas alertam que esse fenômeno deixou de ser apenas um desastre ambiental para se tornar uma das mais graves ameaças contemporâneas à saúde pública global, levantando questionamentos urgentes sobre prevenção, cooperação internacional e a crescente vulnerabilidade das populações diante da intensificação dos eventos climáticos extremos.

A fumaça tóxica dos incêndios florestais do Canadá causou mais mortes nos Estados Unidos do que o 11 de setembro | Claudio Suenaga

Antes vistas como tragédias restritas às florestas devastadas pelas chamas, as megasqueimadas que periodicamente assolam o Canadá revelam ho

[papillondusublime]

CTV News in Thunder Bay: Teen who fled fires in aluminum boat turned back to help neighbours

Thousands of people in northwestern Ontario have been forced from their homes due to fast-moving wildfires, with many more told to be ready

Chance Paavola: that's how you spell the word hero. While this teenager was escaping the Ontario wildfires in a tin boat, he noticed that another one was overloaded and on the verge of sinking. Putting his own life in danger, he pivoted his vessel and turned back to transport extra passengers.

[agents-of-behemoth]

We received no alert, say leaders of First Nations communities razed by Canadian wildfires

Chiefs in Ontario say they were left to self-evacuate before homes burned to ground, after being told there was no imminent threat

[woefully-devoted]

If someone has a working voodoo doll, can you throw it off a bridge or set it on fire? Either works.

[spocktheestallion]

“Wow these worsening wildfires every year are a real problem we need to do something about this”

Yes!

“We should start clearing out the national parks and spraying pesticides in forests”

A brain eating amoeba would starve in your head.