A perfect storm of wildfire conditions have contributed to a massive blaze, tens of thousands of evacuations, and one of Canada’s most costly disasters ever. Digg has a round-up of what’s going on: The Fort McMurray Wildfire Continues To Burn.

+ The Big Picture has photos from the Alberta wildfires.

+ “Though it’s tough to pin any particular disaster on climate change, in the case of Fort McMurray the link is pretty compelling.” Elizabeth Kolbert on Fort McMurray and the Fires of Climate Change.