The U.S. is sending Canada information about wildfires detection in order to keep its air pure. According to the US, Satellite data will enable Canada to locate and put out new fires more swiftly.
Significant air pollution in New York, Washington DC, and Philadelphia was brought on by the severe wildfires in Canada in June 2024. (Credits: Getty Images)
In recent weeks, a string of dangerous wildfires throughout Canada have gained international attention, along with images of hazy, orange-hued landscapes. Tens of thousands of people had to be evacuated as a result of the flames, which also caused air quality to worsen throughout the nation and into the nearby US.
With Canada currently experiencing one of its most catastrophic early wildfire seasons, the US Department of Defence started delivering real-time satellite and sensor data to Canadian authorities on Friday (June 16). This technology, according to the Department of Defence, will help more swiftly identify new fires. Approximately 4.8 million hectares of land have burnt so far this wildfire season in Canada, an area greater than the Netherlands.
US stand on Canadian Wildfires
DOD personnel will analyze and share real-time data derived from U.S. satellites and sensors and convey it via a cooperative agreement between the U.S. National Interagency Fire Centre and the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre,” said a spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council, Adam Hodge.
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In an effort to put out the fires, more than 600 American firemen have already been dispatched to Canada. After connecting wildfires to climate change, President Joe Biden said that American officials were monitoring air quality and flight delays.
He claimed that more US Department of the Interior (DOI), USDA Forest Service (USFS), and state wildland firefighting personnel and equipment were being sent to Canada by the Biden administration. Approximately 4.8 million hectares (48,000 square kilometers), or an area greater than the Netherlands, have burnt so far this wildfire season in Canada, making it the most destructive season on record.
