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Past fires suggest effects of Europe and North America wildfires may linger for years
Published 28 July 2026 ¡ world
Three years after Maui wildfires many still struggle with âbiological, emotional and social consequencesâ, study says A spate of ferocious wildfires across North America and
Three years after Maui wildfires many still struggle with âbiological, emotional and social consequencesâ, study says A spate of ferocious wildfires across North America and Europe, worsened by the climate crisis, have incinerated homes and forests and forced thousands of people to flee.
Previous fires suggest the effects of these blazes may linger for years to come. The current fires and their plumes of smoke can appear to be a temporary, if immediate, crisis.
Nearly 1,000 fires have sprung into life in the boreal forests of Canada, causing the evacuation of towns and toxic smoke to waft into major Canadian and US cities, prompting threats of retribution from Donald Trump, who bizarrely accused Canada of âpoisoningâ his countryâs air.
Published: July 28, 2026 ⢠6:30 PM IST ¡ Updated: July 28, 2026 ⢠7:07 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Three years after Maui wildfires many still struggle with âbiological, emotional and social consequencesâ, study says A spate of ferocious wildfires across North America and Europe, worsened by the climate crisis, have incinerated homes and forests and forced thousands of people to flee.
Previous fires suggest the effects of these blazes may linger for years to come.
The current fires and their plumes of smoke can appear to be a temporary, if immediate, crisis.
Nearly 1,000 fires have sprung into life in the boreal forests of Canada, causing the evacuation of towns and toxic smoke to waft into major Canadian and US cities, prompting threats of retribution from Donald Trump, who bizarrely accused Canada of âpoisoningâ his countryâs air.
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