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Canadian government steps in as ‘out of control’ wildfires force thousands to flee

British Columbia battling 102 fires day and night across province, as breakneck speed hampers firefighters’ efforts

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9

Climate change contributed to big Canada fires, study says as Trump blames mismanagement

A new study calculates that human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada’s massive summer wildfires

The Independent UK · Aug 6

Canada’s worst wildfire season fuels calls for national agency to tackle threat

More than 900 fires burning in only G7 country without national emergency agency to coordinate response

The Guardian - US · Jul 29

It's not really the right time for nasty California fires. What are the factors that changed that?

Here's what experts say is turning Southern California's speedy wildfires into a deadly urban conflagration that is defying the calendar

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025

These three new sports dramas punch above their weight

The sports movie, like any genre, can easily fall victim to overly familiar story beats

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024

Canada's 2023 wildfires burned huge chunks of forest, spewing far more heat-trapping gas than planes

Researchers now calculate that catastrophic Canadian warming-fueled wildfires last year pumped more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than India did by burning fossil fuels and set ablaze an area of forest larger than the state of West Virginia

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2024

Canada wildfires spur evacuation orders, warnings: What you need to know

More than 130 wildfires are burning across Canada, federal tracker says, as massive blazes force thousands to evacuate.

Al Jazeera · May 15, 2024

'Zombie' Blazes And Drought: Canada Headed For Another Brutal Fire Season

Beneath the ground in Western Canada, dozens of so-called "zombie fires" that started last year are still burning.

International Business Times · Feb 23, 2024

Climate change doubled chance of weather conditions that led to record Quebec fires, researchers say

A new analysis finds that climate change more than doubled the chances of the hot, dry weather that helped fuel the unprecedented wildfire season in eastern Canada

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

Some of Canada's wildfires likely made worse by human-driven climate change

Climate change intensified eastern Canada's hot, dry, windy weather this summer. That made Quebec's enormous burns about twice as likely, according to a new study.

WEKU · Aug 22, 2023