Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Wildfire Destroys Fort McMurray Homes, Most of City Evacuated

CBC News

Alberta has had many severe wildfires over the years. While none has been quite as bad as Fort McMurray, the smoke from this one in 2011 near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, could be seen from space. (NASA photo.)
Thousands of people are fleeing Fort McMurray as wildfire leaps highway and into city. More here.

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