Wildfires Climate Change

• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith deflects when asked about wildfires and climate change

  Danielle Smith said the government is bringing in arson investigators from outside the province to trace the cause of some wildfires during an unprecedented season in Alberta.

  Environment

  Jun 8, 2023
  
• Breathing in bad air: The health costs of climate change and wildfires

  According to a 2019 report by the World Health Organization, more than 20 per cent of cardiovascular deaths are caused by air pollution, not unlike smoke-filled air from wildfires.

  Environment

  May 19, 2023
  
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• Newfoundland wildfires could be sign of what climate change will bring for province

  A climatologist says the wildfires that have been burning in central Newfoundland could be a sign of what's to come as the province feels the impacts of climate change.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2022
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• Tree planting efforts can’t keep up with wildfire destruction, evidence shows

  Wildfire is a natural part of a forest’s lifecycle, but climate-fueled fires are so ferocious they incinerate entire stands together with seeds that start regrowth.

  Environment

  Sep 9, 2021
• Trump, Democrats clash over role of climate change on wildfires in western U.S.

  Leaders in the Democratic-led states and U.S. President Donald Trump have clashed over the role of climate change and wildfires ahead of his visit Monday to California.

  World

  Sep 14, 2020
• Hot, dry and dangerous: Australia’s ‘catastrophic’ bushfires creep toward Sydney

  Bushfires are an annual threat during Australia's dry summers, but this wave of fires came early, catching many by surprise.

  World

  Nov 12, 2019
• It’s not just the Amazon — wildfires have been burning around the world

  Wildfires are burning in several other parts of the world, including Spain, Greece, Siberia and Alaska.

  Aug 23, 2019
• 9,000 forced to evacuate as fire in Spain’s Canary Islands burns out of control

  The blaze -- described by the local fire department as "a monster'' -- was racing across parched woodlands into Tamadaba Natural Park.

  Weather

  Aug 19, 2019