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According to update data from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre on Monday evening, 2258 wildfires till date this year..
With 3.6 hectare of land already burned, climate change could be contributing towards making 2023 a particularly severe year for wildfires in Canada.P)..
Across the country, several provinces and territories are experiencing a severe wildfire season, and the effects are already widespread, a release from Natural Resources Canada said..
Year after year, with climate change, were seeing more and more intense wildfires, and in places where they dont normally happen, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said during a press conference in Ottawa on Monday. . Over 120,000 Canadians have been displaced by the wildfires this year, with another 25000 plus under evacuation orders so far. ..
While this is not yet Canadas most severe fire season, if this trajectory continues it very well could be, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said at the briefing..
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