Wildfires displace 1,800 people across northwestern Ontario this summer
Boreal forest researcher Julee Boan witnessed wildfires displace 1,800 people across northwestern Ontario this summer, with over 150 fires burning simultaneously. Record temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius and dry lightning ignited the region. Boan argues climate change intensifies extreme fire weather and calls for addressing emissions rather than blaming forest management alone.
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