Paris, Sept 10, 2025 (AFP) - Smoke from 2023 Canada fires linked to thousands of deaths: study

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Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfires exposed more than 350 million people in North America and Europe to air pollution that likely contributed to tens of thousands of deaths, according to new estimates published Wednesday. The findings "underscored that severe wildfires do not have only local consequences" but can inflict real harm a continent away, said the scientists behind the world-first research. Extreme fire conditions, supercharged by c......

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