Canadians should be prepared for more wildfires and hurricanes: Environment Canada

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Canadians should be prepared for more wildfires and hurricanes: Environment Canada
Jonathan WilkinsonThe Federal Government
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OTTAWA — Human-caused climate change is making heat waves much more likely, the federal government says, bringing extreme weather from fires to storms.

That's according to Environment and Climate Change Canada's rapid extreme weather event attribution system, which compares today's climate to a pre-industrial one.

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says there will be more wildfires from British Columbia to Manitoba this month, with climate change fuelling them. There are 474 fires blazing across the country, compared to the roughly 900 fires at this time last year.Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan is also urging Canadians to prepare for more major named storms this season.Equinox-owned Blink Fitness, a low-cost gym chain with more than 100 locations in seven states, filed for Bankruptcy on Monday.The unprecedented mental health crisis for children in the United States often surfaces where they spend much of their days: school.

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