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Massive Canadian Wildfires Force Evacuations, Threaten Oil Industry

  • Wildfires spanning millions of acres are raging across Western Canada, prompting evacuations and threatening oil production.
  • Smoke from the wildfires reduced air quality and visibility across southern Canada and parts of the US.
  • The wildfires are impacting oil operations, with some companies halting production due to the fires.
  • Climate change is making wildfires more frequent and intense in Western Canada, complicating response efforts.
  • million barrels of daily oil production in Alberta are in areas of very high or extreme wildfire danger.
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