Fort McMurray blaze among most 'extreme' of wildfires, says researcher
Monday, May 9, 2016 - 08:01
in Earth & Climate
In between a succession of media interviews, Mike Flannigan pauses to refresh his computer screen with the latest meteorological satellite information of the Fort McMurray wildfire. A short animated loop of clouds swirling across Western Canada pops up, with small concentrations of white dots—the heat from wildfires—glowing in the vicinity of Alberta's oilpatch capital.