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Wildfire smoke, climate change affecting N.W.T. berry pickers and their harvest

8 Aug 2023
Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada
Cathy Pope, a berry picker from Norman Wells, N.W.T., said there has been an abundance of blueberries this year, and that she's "never seen it like this." Despite the ample availability of fruit, thick wildfire smoke — some of the worst in the country, at times — has made it hard for Pope to go out and pick.
CBC / Taylor Holmes
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