{
  "id": 12739209,
  "title": "Cost of Canadian wildfires could top $2 trillion over the 21st century, study shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/cost-of-canadian-wildfires-could-top-2-trillion-over-the-21st-century",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-07T23:40:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-canadian-wildfires-trillion-21st-century.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Failure to curb global warming now could cost future generations of Canadians trillions of dollars in wildfire impacts alone, according to a new Simon Fraser University study. The study is among the first to put a price tag on projected Canadian wildfire activity driven by climate change.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}