Ongoing Canadian Wildfires , Are Breaking Records .br On July 7, Canadian officials said that ongoing wildfires br have already broken records for total area burned, br number of evacuations and cost of fighting the fires. .br It’s no understatement to say that the br 2023 fire season is and will continue to br be record-breaking in a number of ways, Michael Norton, director general, Northern Forestry br Centre, Canadian Forest Service (CFS), via Fox News.br According to health experts, smoke from br the fires can cause health problems for br residents living in both Canada and the United States.br According to health experts, smoke from br the fires can cause health problems for br residents living in both Canada and the United States.br When you’re emitting large amounts br of fire smoke into the air, and that br smoke is reaching populated br areas, there will be health effects, Ryan Allen, professor of health sciences br at Simon Fraser University, via Fox News.br When you’re emitting large amounts br of fire smoke into the air, and that br smoke is reaching populated br areas, there will be health effects, Ryan Allen, professor of health sciences br at Simon Fraser University, via Fox News.br Michael Norton, director general of Northern Forestry Centre, br warns that high temperatures and dry conditions could br result in higher-than-normal fire activity this summer.br As of July 5, , 639 active fires , were burning across Canada. .br 351 of those fires were still, burning out of control.br So far, the fires have charred over br 27.7 million acres, exceeding the record br of 18.7 million acres set in 1989.br According to Norton, an estimated 155,856 br people have been forced to evacuate, br the highest number in the last forty years. .br The cost of fighting the fires is br currently approaching $750 million. .