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Forest fires destroyed vast areas of woodland in Canada and Russia between 2011 and 2013, greatly contributing to greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, satellite data reveals. Story here.
Wood Buffalo National Park lies downstream of where the Teck Frontier oil sands mine is proposed. Declines in the ecological health of the Park have been linked to cumulative impacts from the oil sands region. Cdn. Parks & Wilderness Society. Photo: ©Garth Lenz