Global Warming Fire In Canada

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An intense wildfire filled on the oil city of Fort McMurray, Canada, destroying at least 1600 structures and more than 88,000 citizens were forced to flee, vacating the fire-gutted area chaotically. The fire blazed at least 1,010 square kilometres which is larger than Singapore.
Due to the climate change, Alberta’s oil sands region was driven by strong winds and hot, dry weather causing a monster blaze. Even though scientists claim that it is impossible for global warming to cause the fire, contamination of the atmosphere creates a higher chance of disasters happening in the surrounding which are bigger and costlier. Environmentalism in Canada has been rising especially in urban areas and seacoast.
One of the measures that can be taken to tackle

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