This first-person camera footage shows the sheer extent of wildfire smoke emanating near Yellowknife, Canada, on Aug 17. » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: go.nowth.is/knowthis_youtube » Subscribe to NowThis: go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe Canadian authorities are currently trying to coordinate a mass evacuation of Yellowknife by road and by air this week, as historically large blazes encroach. Yellowknife, which has a population of 20,000, is the capital of Canada's Northwest Territory and the economic and logistical heart of the otherwise largely remote area. For more wildfire updates and stories on the environment, subscribe to @NowThisNews. #canada #wildfire #yellowknife #Politics #News #NowThis Connect with NowThis » Like us on Facebook: go.nowth.is/News_Facebook » Tweet us on Twitter: go.nowth.is/News_Twitter » Follow us on Instagram: go.nowth.is/News_Instagram » Find us...