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Climate change created conditions for Canada fires, scientists say, as Trump blames mismanagement

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A new study calculates that human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada’s massive summer wildfires. Thursday’s study by extreme weather research group World Weather Attribution says greenhouse gases make fire weather conditions such as h…

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  1. The Guardian

    Human-driven climate crisis fuels Canada’s deadly wildfires, study finds (opens The Guardian)

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    Current blazes roaring across country more than twice as likely to occur because of fossil fuel-driven global heating The human-driven climate crisis made the conditions that led to blazes roaring across Canada, which have caused toxic smoke to spew throughout the country and into the US, twice as l…

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Climate change created conditions for Canada fires, scientists say, as Trump blames mismanagement (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    A new study calculates that human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada’s massive summer wildfires. Thursday’s study by extreme weather research group World Weather Attribution says greenhouse gases make fire weather conditions such as h…

  3. The Hill

    Trump blames management for Canada wildfires, but study points to climate change (opens The Hill)

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    A new study says climate change played a key role in Canadian wildfires that burned more than 7 million acres this summer, despite President Trump's claims that the devastation was a result of poor fire management. World Weather Attribution (WWA), an academic collaboration that includes the U.S.

  4. Fast Company

    Trump blames mismanagement for the Canadian wildfires. This new study shows the real cause (opens Fast Company)

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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.

  5. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Study of Canada fires highlights climate change (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada's massive summer wildfires, according to a study released Thursday.

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