Line graph showing cumulative area burned in Canada by year. The average from 2003 to 2022 is under 4 million hectares. As of September 6, over 16 million hectares have been burned during the 2023 wildfire season. That's more than four times the previous historical high.

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1. Bread and Circuses (breadandcircuses@climatejustice.social)'s status on Monday, 11-Sep-2023 22:33:04 JST Bread and Circuses

   The annual wildfire season in Canada is coming to an end. Or, anyway, it *should* be by now.

   But 2023 is unlike any other year. As of yesterday, there were more than 900 fires still burning, over half of them out of control.

   Look at the area burned in the second graph below. The damage to wildlife is literally incalculable. Greenhouse gas emissions from all of these fires is off the charts.

   Sure, some reply guy will tell you that forest fires are normal and natural and necessary. But not like this. What we’re seeing this year is an *unnatural* catastrophe caused by human industry — by the oil companies, their financiers, and the governments that support and subsidize them.

   It’s a crime. It’s ecocide. And you know what? To them, it’s just Business As Usual.

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