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Massive wildfire prompts evacuation of entire Canadian city
![]() ![]() ![]() A Massive wildfire fueled by record heat and low humidity threatened the Alberta oil boomtown of Fort McMurray on Tuesday evening, prompting the largest wildfire-related evacuation in the province's history.* Officials have ordered the entire city of Fort McMurray, with a population of about 61,000, to evacuate. The city is located about 270 miles (435 kilometers) **rtheast of Edmonton, Alberta. The fire exploded in size on a day when temperatures soared 40 degrees Fahrenheit (23 degrees Celsius) above average for this time of year following a relatively dry winter.*The average high temperature on May 3 in Fort McMurray is 58.28 degrees Fahrenheit (14.6 degrees Celsius). Read more... More about Heat Wave, Extreme Weather, Global Warming, Climate Change, and Wildfire ??????? ??????: Massive wildfire prompts evacuation of entire Canadian city || ??????: rss || ??????: اسم منتداك
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