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Wildfires in Northwest Territories force Yellowknife evacuation

Miners evacuate personnel; some can continue operations

Isabeau van Halm
 NASA satellite captures smoke plumes from wildfires around Yellowknife. Source: NASA/Michala Garrison

NASA satellite captures smoke plumes from wildfires around Yellowknife. Source: NASA/Michala Garrison

Canada's Northwest Territories (NWT) is facing hundreds of wildfires, forcing the evacuation of its capital Yellowknife, which houses about half of the remote territory's population. There are 236 active...

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