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On a Scale of 1 to 10, the Air Pollution in Fort McMurray is a 38
As wildfires continue to rage through northern Alberta, the amount of smoke in the air is literally off the charts — and it's putting firefighters and evacuees at risk.
Russia Has Made a Questionably Sincere Offer to Help Put Out Canada's Forest Fires
Moscow has offered to send planes to Canada in order to fight the Fort McMurray forest fires. That's either a very nice gesture, or a coy way of belittling a geopolitical rival.
Apocalyptic Alberta Wildfire Could Stunt Canada’s Economy as Oil Production Slows
As workers evacuate the town and take refuge, oil production is slowing — and it might not pick up again for quite some time. That could hurt Canada's GDP growth.
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