More than 37 million acres burned as Canada struggles to combat devastating wildfires

It's been a very difficult summer in Canada as that country has battled wildfires endlessly. More than 37 million acres have burned and smoke from those fires significantly affected air quality in the U.S. A new analysis out this week found that warmer conditions from climate change made those fires more likely to break out. Dan Rivers of Independent Television News reports. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: TikTok:   / pbsnews   Twitter:   / newshour   Instagram:   / newshour   Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe

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Dozens of homes forced to evacuate as out-of-control wildfire burns in Lytton, B.C.

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