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Smoke from wildfires in Canada has reached several cities, including New York

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How long will the wildfire smoke last and is it bad for your health?

Smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada has triggered air quality alerts across the northern US, including in New York City

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Wildfires across Canada have emitted record-breaking amounts of carbon

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Awaiting clearance

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The Blaze (En Plein Feu) review: A taut eco-thriller about a wildfire

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Mountain lion above Los Angeles

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Mountain lions outside Los Angeles take more risks after wildfire

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A firetruck drives along California Highway 96 as the McKinney Fire burns in Klamath National Forest, Calif., . Authorities have identified four people killed last month when California's largest and deadliest wildfire of the year swept through a remote hamlet. Western Wildfires, Klamath National Forest, United States - 30 Jul 2022

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Extreme California wildfires may increase 57% even with low emissions

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Resources provided mutual aid and responded to five new fires in the Fairbanks area on Monday, July 25th. Two fires are connected to downed trees on powerlines, one involved a structure fire that spread into the wildland, one was unable to be located, and the fifth report resulted in crews monitoring an area for fire activity. Aircraft drops retardant on (600) Old Ridge Trail Fire in Alaska. Photo by James Lily (DOF)

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What Alaska's record-breaking wildfires mean for the Arctic's future

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Noah Berger/AP/Shutterstock (13057572c) Firetruck drives along California Highway 96 as the McKinney Fire burns in Klamath National Forest, Calif Western Wildfires, Klamath National Forest, United States - 30 Jul 2022

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'Dry lightning' sparked the most destructive wildfires in California

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Firefighters in Louchats, France, on 17 July 2022

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European wildfires have released a record amount of carbon

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Damage is surveyed at homes gutted by fire on 25 July 2022 in Wennington, Greater London, the UK

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Record weather conditions made the UK's destructive wildfires possible

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The ozone layer was damaged by Australia’s Black Summer megafires

Ozone levels above the mid-southern hemisphere dropped 13 per cent after Australia’s worst fires on record due to chemical reactions triggered by the smoke

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Extreme air pollution from US wildfires now affects millions of people

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Fires in Brazil's wetlands killed almost 17 million animals in 2020

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Megafauna extinctions led to more grassland fires worldwide

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Most CO2 from Australia’s megafires has been offset by algal blooms

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