Climate change made Ontario, N.W.T. fire conditions roughly twice as likely: report

The conditions underlying intense July wildfires were made roughly twice as likely due to human-induced climate change, said a new report published Thursday.

Human-caused climate change made the extreme fire conditions behind this year’s Canadian wildfires twice as likely to happen, a study said Thursday.

A new rapid analysis has found that human-induced climate change has made wildfire in the Northwest Territories and Ontario about twice as likely to occur, and it warns that the world must step away from fossil fuels.

More than 3.8 million hectares have burned so far in 2026, displacing thousands of people.

Climate change made Ontario, N.W.T. fire conditions roughly twice as likely: report  Toronto Star