EU orders more Canadairs to boost aerial firefighting fleet as southern nations fight wildfires
EU orders more Canadairs to boost aerial firefighting fleet as southern nations fight wildfires
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EU orders more Canadairs as member states fight deadly wildfires
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Not that it's a competition, but we have 1.2 million hectares burned in British Columbia this year, vs. the 180 thousand for all of EU. I just found the scale remarkable. We just have so much less dense population in BC that the number of people affected in the EU is drastically different. Stay safe everyone.