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A look at what's driving the fires that covered the East Coast in smoke

Warm and dry conditions are like kindling for wildfires. Much of Canada, like the rest of North America, has experienced record heat and drought recently as climate change continues to warm the planet.

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Oil companies’ carbon led to vast wildfire damage, researchers find

The world’s top corporate carbon emitters are responsible for more than a third of the area burned by wildfires in the western United States and southwestern Canada since the 1980s, a new study says.

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