200 wildfires still burning in Greece as Canadian blazes smash emissions records 

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Evros, in the Greek province of East Macedonia and Thrace near the border with Turkey, had been besieged by fire for the past week. Picture: AP /Achilleas Chiras

More than 200 wildfires are still burning in Greece, while emissions from Canada's blazes are nearly three times higher than the previous record nearly a decade ago.

According to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (3CS), the emissions from Canada have exceeded 350 megatons, while the previous record registered in 2014 at 138 megatons.