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FACT SHEET: Climate change and wildfires

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Wed, 13 May 2026 14:54:11 +0000

Accelerating climate change, largely from the burning of fossil fuels, makes wildfires bigger, hotter, and more destructive (Climate Atlas of Canada n.d.). With Canada warming twice as fast as the global average (Government of Canada 2019), and home to more than a quarter of the world’s boreal forests, the country is experiencing this consequence of […]

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FACT SHEET: Climate change and flooding

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000

In August 2024, the remnants of Hurricane Debby brought record-breaking floods to Quebec, inundating 55 communities. Just a month before, nearly 10 centimetres of rain fell in Toronto in three hours, overwhelming the city’s infrastructure and flooding many homes and businesses. In November 2021, an atmospheric river unleashed record-breaking rain in British Columbia, triggering landslides […]

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From wildfires to trade corridors: climate-proofing is economic strategy

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:00:12 +0000

Building climate resilience is no longer optional.

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FACT SHEET: Climate change and drought

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:53:28 +0000

Climate change will increase the risk and severity of droughts in parts of Canada that already struggle with water shortages, like the southern Prairies and the interior of British Columbia (Bonsal et al. 2019). A drought is a period of abnormally dry weather that lasts long enough to cause serious water shortages for natural ecosystems, […]

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Climate change is supercharging wildfires—five ways governments can respond

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:00:51 +0000

With proactive, targeted actions, governments can reduce the damage from wildfires and protect lives and livelihoods.

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Climate disasters demand respect, but we can’t be quiet about their causes

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:00:26 +0000

Connecting climate-caused tragedies with the drivers of global warming is difficult yet necessary.

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Wildfires can start in many ways—but climate change supercharges them

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:00:14 +0000

Shifts such as earlier snowmelt, prolonged droughts, extreme heat, and increasingly dry vegetation create ideal conditions for frequent and severe wildfires.

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The wildfires burning across Canada are a call to act on resilience

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:00:11 +0000

Let's build the resilience across the country that Canadians need and deserve.

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FACT SHEET: Climate change and heat waves

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:05:06 +0000

Climate change, primarily from the burning of fossil fuels, is causing more frequent and intense heat waves (ClimateData.ca 2024). These heat waves are threatening the safety, well-being, and prosperity of Canadians—even in cities that have historically had more moderate climates, such as Vancouver, Whitehorse, and Halifax. Globally, 2024 was the hottest year on record, and […]

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Why sound planning for floods and wildfires isn’t junk science

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 20:55:45 +0000

Debate on climate risk is welcome—but it must be rooted in facts.

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