Climate change contributed to big Canada fires, study says as Trump blames mismanagement

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Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada's massive summer wildfires and in turn angered U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a study released Thursday.

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