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That loss has made way for invasive annual grasses that ignite more easily, increase erosion and leave less water to soak into aquifers, Barton said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

During severe droughts, these normally wet landscapes can dry enough to ignite.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

"El Nino does not ignite fires. It creates the dry conditions that allow human-started fires to escape and become very large," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026

A California wildfire bill aimed at paying survivors faster and limiting compensation for executives at electric companies that ignite destructive infernos unexpectedly died in the state legislature Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

They will ignite the dwelling within minutes if not found and frozen with a suitable charm.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

“When you see someone, and you’re excited, or you’re angry,” Suwinyattichaiporn said, “it ignites a similar part of the brain.”

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

“The key is whether this ignites further rounds of strikes from both sides, and whether it leaves shippers hesitant to navigate the Strait of Hormuz,” ING commodities strategists Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Utilities asked Newsom to strengthen a framework that he and lawmakers created in 2019 to protect utilities from bankruptcy after their equipment ignites a catastrophic fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

"As soon as there is a small spark or heat, the methane gas under the mountain of rubbish immediately ignites," Wahyu explained.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

In the chaos, I let my heat-lantern get too close to one of the hanging dresses and it ignites.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

The Dome fire has charred more than 3,000 acres since it ignited on Tuesday just north of Wawona Dome in Yosemite, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

The California grower’s expansion into China ignited local competition and widespread intellectual-property theft.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

For mathematicians, the developments have raised existential questions—what do you do when you have devoted your life to problems that are now being picked off by AI?—and ignited a ferocious backlash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

One ignited shortly before it was loaded on to a DHL cargo plane.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

I am Cinna’s bird, ignited, flying frantically to escape something inescapable.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

These surge for tens of kilometers, splintering trees, igniting forests and burying the remnants beneath hot ash and pumice.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The fire then spread quickly, igniting plastics, equipment and bins.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Michael Jordan famously credited his older brother, Larry, with igniting his competitive fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

They spend plenty of time visiting the “Real World: Boston” house where Duffy reconnects with his erstwhile housemate, Montana McGlynn, and next to none discussing Boston’s pivotal role in igniting the American Revolution.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

He imagined a candle falling over, the way it had on his desk, and the entire place igniting.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick