About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of wildfires on air quality in Ontario and explores how the region can better prepare for future wildfire seasons.

No, it's not a filter. The yellow-orange haze cast upon much of Southern Ontario thanks to smoke drifting in from Northwestern wildfires. Toronto was ranked as having the worst air quality in the world for most of Wednesday according to IQAir. Although conditions are expected to ease as the city heads into the weekend, was there a way to prevent it from getting this bad in the first place? And if so - why wasn't Ontario ready? Host Maria Kestane speaks to Dr. Lori Daniels, Professor in the faculty of Forestry and Environmental Stewardship at University of British Columbia. They discuss how Ontario has ended up here and how we can be better prepared for wildfire seasons to come.

People in this episode

Host: Maria Kestane

Guest: Dr. Lori Daniels

Topics covered

• wildfire management
• air quality
• environmental stewardship
• preparedness
• climate change

Keywords

• wildfire
• Ontario
• air quality
• environment
• preparedness
• climate change
• smoke
• Toronto

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of British Columbia

Places: Ontario, Southern Ontario, Toronto

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