Canada wildfires have already doubled smoke emissions record set last year

EU’s climate monitor tracks fire emissions as wildfires are expected to continue to burn for weeks or even months

Huge wildfires in Canada have already spewed out twice the smoke emissions than the previous whole-year record, the EU’s climate monitor said on Thursday, with the blazes expected to continue to scorch their way through forests for weeks or even months.

The devastating wildfires have burned some 30m acres (12m hectares) this year so far, incinerating an area larger than the size of Cuba or South Korea.

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