LONDON: The fires that tore through the Canadian province of Quebec between May and July were made at least twice as likely by climate change, scientists said on Tuesday (Aug 22).
between May and July were made at least twice as likely by climate change, scientists said on Tuesday .
"Climate change is greatly increasing the flammability of the fuel available for wildfires - this means that a single spark, regardless of its source, can rapidly turn into a blazing inferno," said Yan Boulanger, a research scientist at Natural Resources Canada.
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