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Canada gripped by heatwave and wildfires
Earth Observation | Copernicus
Fires
Heat Waves
Location: Canada
Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-3
On 7 August 2024, Canada has been affected by an intense heatwave and several wildfires.
The temperature in Inuvik, an Arctic town located less than 100 km from the Arctic Ocean, reached a record high of 34.8°C.
At the same time, several wildfires were ongoing in the region. According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 90 fires are currently burning out of control. These fires have produced a thick plume of smoke that has engulfed the skies above the Arctic Circle, as visible in this image acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on the same day.
