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CNN | Weather that drove eastern Canada’s devastating wildfires made twice as likely by climate change

August 22, 2023

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“If we see more days above fire intensity thresholds, we will see more escape fires, more area burned and more impacts to society,” TRU wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan tells CNN. Read more

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