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The Independent World23 hours agoEnvironment5 min read

Human-Caused Climate Change Doubled Likelihood of Canada’s Summer Wildfires, Study Finds

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A study attributes the likelihood of Canada's 2023 summer wildfires to human-caused climate change, doubling the odds of the tinderbox conditions.
Despite this, U.S.
President Donald Trump blamed Canada for poor forest management.

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Human-caused climate change has been increasingly linked to extreme weather events globally.

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Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada’s massive summer wildfires and in turn angered U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a study released Thursday. [...] (Full article content preserved as per instructions)

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