Canadian wildfires have burned more than 25 million acres (10 million hectares) so far this year, a record-breaking figure that has far surpassed scientists’ most pessimistic predictions

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The prior all-time high occurred in 1989, when 7.3 million hectares were burned over the course of an entire year, according to national figures from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC).

Last Updated on August 4, 2023