A wildfire impacted parts of Jasper, Canada, in 2024. The higher temperatures observed in the week preceding the fire and on the day it ignited were made more likely due to climate change.
Darcy Ruddy, who owns and operates an excavation company in western Canada, was finishing a job at a heliskiing lodge when the fire began. He described the intense warm air and later received a message about a lightning strike and open flame.
Ruddy assisted his family in evacuating and later helped with the clean-up efforts in Jasper. He described rows of homes, including his own and his father's, as being completely destroyed. The town was smouldering, and the fire was still active in the distance when he returned to begin work.