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What causes wildfires? Lightning, people, climate change … and obsessively putting them out
MAGAZINE ARTICLE / 2023-06

What causes wildfires? Lightning, people, climate change … and obsessively putting them out

Wildfires swept across Canada earlier and more fiercely than any previous year in 2023. The reasons behind the record-breaking season include a changing climate and forests that aren't what they used to be.

En 2023, les feux de forêt ont balayé le Canada plus tôt et avec plus de violence que jamais auparavant. Parmi les raisons expliquant cette saison record, on retrouve le changement climatique et des forêts qui ne sont plus ce qu’elles étaient.

Authors

  • Drew Anderson

Organizations

  • The Narwhal

Ecoregions

Boreal

Tags

suppression forest management 2023 fire season wildfire causes climate change fire ecology human-caused fires
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