wildfire
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Salamina Deputy Mayor Thodoris Zannis said firefighters were trying to keep the fires from burning over a mountain on the island and forming one major wildfire.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The blaze broke out in an area that was ravaged by massive fires in 1911, during a similar period of heatwaves and drought -- and is the country's largest wildfire since then.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
It says that the RAF's £50,000 "wildfire buckets for dropping water" are 2,000 miles away, citing military sources.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Clavreul said he had asked the government to deploy a Chinook water-bombing helicopter that has been sent by Australia to help with France's wildfire crisis.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
But this was a far cry from riding Dodger up to see the monarchs after the wildfire.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
He said his firefighters have "very specialist skills" to tackle wildfires with military assistance enabling him to "focus all of that in the right place".
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Firefighters across Europe have been facing a series of wildfires this weekend, fuelled by high heat.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The January 2025 wildfires that swept through Pacific Palisades wreaked devastation practically beyond belief, destroying more than 5,600 homes and businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Countries across Europe on Saturday battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes, with thousands of people evacuated.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The original residents had a more thorough list of wildfires and floods and tornadoes, Cora thought when Ridgeway shared the shopkeeper’s words.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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Earth Science - Middle School
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