El Nino Added to Alberta's Fire Woes Before Fort McMurray Burned
- Weather played a role in stetting the stage, spreading fire
- Expert says it is hard to pin blame on climate change
Fire Forces Evacuation of Canadian Oil Sands City
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As it drives tens of thousands from their homes and turns whole neighborhoods to ash, the wildfire raging through Canada’s oil-rich Alberta province is feeding on conditions that got their start thousands of miles away in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.