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Link between raging wildfires and climate change is greater than ever

NPR | By Ava Berger

Published July 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM EDT

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Human-caused climate change is driving many of the wildfires burning across Canada. What's harder to say is how much worse the planet is because of warming global temperatures.