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It came without warning, and without equivalent. Now a flash drought is fuelling fires and hurting the lives of those who work the land. 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