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Wildfire fears burn hot, even as belief in human-caused climate change continues to decline
July 20, 2026 – Smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning across northern Ontario has blanketed large parts of Canada and drifted deep into the United States this week, triggering air-quality warnings from the Midwest to the East Coast and threats... Read more.
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