Canadian Wildfires Maps

With parts of Canada burning🔥 Check out our hot new map on a century of forest fires in ⁦@CanGeo⁩ ⁦@RCGS_SGRC⁩ https://t.co/WSF5tls8cw

— John Geiger (@JohnGGeiger) August 18, 2023

As it says in the accompanying article, the boreal forests of Canada are "born to burn".

Also check out the new map, using data from ESRI's Living Atlas. Zoom into an area to see what Wildfires are active.

Thanks to Addy Pope for the tipoff.

Very informative Wildfire Aware dashboard from the @LivingAtlas team that brings home the scale of this seasons fires - https://t.co/a6cJVG5hES #wildfire pic.twitter.com/t2ZCaPVjAa

— Addy Pope (@GIS4HE) August 18, 2023

The 22 data layers used in this application can be found in ArcGIS Living Atlas:

Environmental Protection Agency – Ecoregions and Air Quality Current and Tomorrow
National Aeronautics and Space Administration – MODIS and VIIRS
National Weather Service – Temperature Forecast, Wind Speed, Weather Watches and Warnings
US Department of Agriculture – Drought Monitor
US Census – Census 2020 Redistricting Blocks and American Community Survey
USDA Forest Service – Wildfire Burned Areas, Wildfire Hazard Potential, Forest Type Groups, and Forest Carbon Pools
US Fish and Wildlife Service – Critical Habitat
US Geological Survey – National Land Cover Database and Protected Areas Database
Integrated Reporting of Wildland-Fire Information (IRWIN) – Wildfire Points
National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) – Wildfire Perimeters
Nature Serve – Imperiled Species
Esri – 2023 Demographics and World Ecological Landforms