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Cost of Canadian wildfires could top $2 trillion over the 21st century, study shows

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Failure to curb global warming now could cost future generations of Canadians trillions of dollars in wildfire impacts alone, according to a new Simon Fraser University study.

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  • Failure to curb global warming now could cost future generations of Canadians trillions of dollars in wildfire impacts alone, according to a new Simon Fraser University study.
  • Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:40:05 UTC.

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