wildfire
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Last summer's wildfire burned near to RAF Fylingdales, part of the UK and US ballistic missile warning system.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Belgium's largest wildfire in a century was brought "under control" Thursday after a seven-day fight involving hundreds of firefighters in the boggy terrain of the High Fens nature reserve.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The government said it was "supporting every part of the country that has been affected by wildfire - not just the South".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Board chair Terrence O’Brien acknowledged that the plan has been controversial, but said it is necessary to “address the crisis of wildfire in our communities.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
“The deed was done and word of what Prentisstown had done spread like wildfire, starting with the few who’d managed to escape. All men from Prentisstown were declared criminals. We couldn’t leave.”
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
In the long run, containing Germany’s wildfires may require deeper change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Hume, who founded and leads the All Party Parliamentary Group on Wildfires, said she had since had "conversations with government about really getting them to look at how they support people affected by wildfires afterwards".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Multiple waves of intense heat, fuelled by climate change, have sparked devastating droughts and wildfires in several European countries this year, cut crop yields and contributed to more than 25,000 excess deaths.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The three companies’ equipment ignited at least seven of the state’s 20 most destructive wildfires, according to CalFire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
There were wildfires out west, landslides on the other side of the world.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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Earth Science - Middle School
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