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The fires are a direct result of capitalist-induced climate change, with governments of all political stripes at the federal and provincial levels creating conditions for worsening infernos and withholding the resources necessary to address the crisis.
Human-caused fires are on the decline, but experts are concerned lightning-caused fires could become more common and lead to larger wildfires as the climate warms.
"To some degree, we do need to sort of adapt the ways that we live alongside fire," said Ellen Whitman of Natural Resources Canada.
Researchers across Canada have released a new study on the 2023 wildfire season classifying it as a record-breaking year across the nation.
Hundreds of "zombie fires" from 2023's record-breaking fire season are lingering through the winter, threatening to start new blazes come summer, experts say.