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Cost of Canadian wildfires could top $2 trillion over the 21st century, study shows

Failure to curb global warming now could cost future generations of Canadians trillions of dollars in wildfire impacts alone, according to a new Simon Fraser University study. The study is among the first to put a price tag on projected Canadian wildfire activity driven by climate change.

Cost of Canadian wildfires could top $2 trillion over the 21st century, study shows
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Failure to curb global warming now could cost future generations of Canadians trillions of dollars in wildfire impacts alone, according to a new Simon Fraser University study. The study is among the first to put a price tag on projected Canadian wildfire activity driven by climate change.

Originally published at Phys.org

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