THE DEVESTATING IMPACTS OF THE CANADIAN WILDFIRE ARE THE LATEST EXAMPLE OF WHY WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
DATE: Friday, June 9th, 2023
CONTACT: Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director, 631-384-1378, aesposito@citizenscampaign.org
Farmingdale, NY – The public health impacts of the unprecedented wildfires across Canada accent the widespread adverse impacts of climate change on our environment and our health.
Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director for Citizens Campaign for the Environment, issued the following statement:
“Climate change is real and climate change is here. The Canadian wildfires are the latest heartbreaking example of a ‘new normal’ that includes extreme weather events, flooding, droughts, heat waves, wildfires and more. While there have been wildfires in Canada in the past, the months-long drought and temperatures almost 13 degrees higher than last spring have contributed to the catastrophic damage of recent fires. These events do not happen in a vacuum. Summers will continue to get hotter and dryer, extreme weather events will continue to get more severe and more frequent. They impact all of us, and as a society we must transition off fossil fuels as quickly as possible to curb the worst impacts of climate change. The time for debate or delay is over. It is time to act.”
