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Good afternoon, and welcome to Globe Climate, a newsletter about climate change, environment and resources in Canada.

Climate models developed two decades ago were not wrong about where the Okanagan was headed. After a summer of fire in the the valley, weary locals are rethinking their sweet way of life – or choosing to leave.

But first, here is the most recent news. Let’s dive in.

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Cameroon, Cameroon
Some 130 heads of state and government are expected to speak at the General Assembly starting Tuesday, including Trump and Macron
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Tommy Thompson Park, once a construction waste dump, is now a haven for birds, beavers and Torontonians alike
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Hong Kong
The bunny population has exploded since human visitors started arriving in the hundreds of thousands
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Aaron Hemens/The Globe and Mail
Peachland, B.C.

On an early August morning, Bree McKeage stood among the vines in paint-splotched work pants and Crocs, sunglasses on, a tattoo peeking from beneath her sleeve. She pointed to the hills beyond the vineyard.

Three fires were burning around the Okanagan Valley – one near Summerland, another in Manning Park, a third near Vernon.

Smoke had swallowed the sun-bleached vineyard. The mountains beyond had disappeared into a grey haze. The air tasted of ash.