Human-driven climate crisis fuels Canada’s deadly wildfires, study finds
A new study by World Weather Attribution concludes that human-driven climate change has made extreme fire-prone weather in Canada significantly more likely. The research indicates that current wildfire conditions are now occurring much more frequently than they would in a pre-industrial climate.
People in Lake Country, British Columbia, watch as the Quilpituk Creek wildfire burns across Okanagan Lake, near Fintry, on 3 August 2026. People in Lake Country, British Columbia, watch as the Quilpituk Creek wildfire burns across Okanagan Lake, near Fintry, on 3 August 2026. Wildfires Human-driven climate crisis fuels Canada’s deadly wildfires, study finds Current blazes roaring across country more than twice as likely to occur because of fossil fuel-driven global heating
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