Scientists decry Trump’s ‘blame game’ after he claims Canada ‘poisoning’ US air
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President Donald Trump accused Canada of 'poisoning' US air with smoke from nearly 1,000 wildfires and threatened sanctions. He raised the issue with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the World Cup final. Scientists criticized Trump's remarks, noting that the wildfires are a symptom of the climate crisis.
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Wildfires are described as a 'symptom of climate crisis'.
Donald Trump accused Canada of 'poisoning' the US's air with smoke from wildfires.
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Donald Trump accused Canada of 'poisoning' the US's air with smoke from wildfires.
The Guardian- Wildfires are described as a 'symptom of climate crisis'.
- Nearly 1,000 Canadian wildfires are burning.
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Loaded language removed<p>Trump told Mark Carney ‘you got to stop these fires from coming in’ as experts say wildfires symptom of climate crisis</p><p></p><p>Scientists have reacted with incredulity after Donald Trump accused Canada of “poisoning” the US’s air with smoke billowing from a slew of forest fires and threatened sanctions upon the country’s northern neighbor.</p><p>The US president has said that he raised…
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Donald Trump accused Canada of 'poisoning' the US's air with smoke from wildfires.
The GuardianTrump threatened sanctions against Canada over the wildfire smoke.
The GuardianScientists reacted with incredulity to Trump's accusations.
OpinionExperts say the wildfires are a symptom of the climate crisis.
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