N.W.T. fires have released 97 megatonnes of carbon, says European agency — 277 times what its people emit

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Wildfires in the N.W.T have emitted 97 megatonnes of carbon into the air so far this year according to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service. That's 277 times more than what was caused by humans in the territory back in 2021.

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N.W.T. fires have released 97 megatonnes of carbon, says European agency — 277 times what its people emit

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

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