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Aug 18, 2026
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How should we measure a wildfire season’s devastation?
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The red lines that matter most
Which metrics of destruction tell the real story of Canada’s wildfire seasons? We asked the experts
ANDREA WOO
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The scale of Canada’s wildfire seasons is told through a familiar accounting each summer: the total fire count, the control status of active blazes, the total area burned, the number of evacuation orders and the tally of structures lost…
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