Latest on the wildfires raging in Canada and California

In Canada, a fast-moving fire has ravaged the resort town of Jasper, Alberta. In Northern California, fires have burned 164,000 acres of land. CBS News Sacramento reporter Kayla Moeller joins from Chico, California, with more on the wildfires.

[colleenstaroszik]

Unfortunately many areas in Alberta and British Columbia are covered with dead trees killed by the pine beetle. The town of Jasper is in such an area. Now we know what can happen when lightning hits these trees. The wildfire grew out of control so fast, they couldn't do anything to stop it. Not everything in Jasper was destroyed, but the fire is still out of control in Jasper National Park.

[anotparticularlynotableguy]

Trying to find a real comment challenge impossible

[JB-wrlx]

Most of the forests in Canada are a fire based ecosystem with the exception of the British Columbia rainforest, before Europeans came to Canada most forests would burn every 30 years or so . In today’s world every fire that can be extinguished quickly is put out , this results in dead limbs, trees, pine needles, accumulating for decades waiting for hot weather and a source of ignition add strong winds and you have a disaster . To correct this limited and focused logging should be allowed and controlled burns, climate change has nothing to do with causing these large fires, poor governance is the problem .

[scottkrieger]

Why doesn't someone call the Japanese people to find out what they use for wildfires . They have balls about or almost the size of soccer ball carry them on the fire trucks to help extinguish structure fires, cars etc. No bs fact yeah it would take a but load but anythings to help extinguish the fires.

[Brock-Landers]

Let me guess a major detail about Ronny the arsonist... He's a climate activist.

[scottkrieger]

You news agency get off your lazy buts and follow up call embassy to find this crap out.