Scientific American | Destructive Wildfire near Canada's Oil Sands May Have Been Fueled by Global Warming Scientific American In Fort McMurray, which was the hub of the Canadian tar sands boom that has since quieted with the collapse of oil prices, the economic cost could reach hundreds of millions of dollars, if past fires are any indicator. But wildfires like this can also ... A Canadian oil-sands town is on fire; 80000 residents must evacuate Oil industry workers flying out of Fort McMurray despite fire Wildfires cause chaos in Canada oil sands town |