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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tikkalover" data-source="post: 461854" data-attributes="member: 600">300 so far this year.  With the fires burning for over 2 years now, one would think that there wouldn't be anything left to burn. In 2025, Canadian wildfires have burned over 15 million acres. This is roughly the size of the state of West Virginia, or about one-third the size of Minnesota. A significant portion of this acreage was burned in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories. Here's a more detailed breakdown:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Total Area Burned: 15 million acres (5.58 million hectares). </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Number of Fires: 3,333 (as of July 19, 2025). </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Significant Impacts: Smoke from the fires has impacted air quality across vast areas of Canada and even reached the United States and parts of Europe. Evacuations have been necessary in multiple provinces and territories. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Active Fires: Multiple large fires exceeding 250,000 acres are actively burning, including the Shoe Fire in Saskatchewan, which has scorched over 1.2 million acres. </li> </ul><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Comparison to Previous Years: The 2025 fire season is on track to be one of the worst on record, with the total acreage burned surpassing the 25-year annual average. </li> </ul></li> </ul></blockquote>