Massive '21st-century' fires are here to stay — and we need to update how we fight them, says author

The Current10:10Intense wildfires here ‘for the rest of our lives’: author

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Intense wildfires are devastating parts of the Northwest Territories and British Columbia. But for as frightening as they’ve been, journalist John Vaillant believes these expansive, destructive fires are our new norm.

“This is going to be with us for the rest of our lives, and that’s a really painful thing to consider,” he told The Current guest host Susan Bonner. “This is not a freak event.”

Wildfires have been the story of this Canadian summer, dominating headlines and devastating communities from the country’s north to its south.

Thousands of Canadians in the Northwest Territories and British Columbia have been uprooted to evacuation centres

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