wildfire
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Gallucci calls for investment in wildfire fuel reduction, forest management and resilient power infrastructure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Uttam and Sandy Shiralkar are still coming to terms with the loss of their family home in Stourbridge after it was engulfed by a wildfire in August.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The blaze was the largest recorded in France since a 1949 wildfire in the same region that burned about 50,000 hectares.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
The region burned in a 2020 wildfire and areas downhill of the burn areas are prone to debris flows, Sullivan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
They both knew what it meant when Cal Fire gave a wildfire a name.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
After last year’s wildfires, he returned as director of the disaster relief clinic, where he instructed students who provided pro bono legal services to victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The race to succeed Ricardo Lara as California insurance commissioner following the devastating January 2025 wildfires is a classic study in contrasts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
This year's ozone pollution was driven in part by record-breaking heatwaves and wildfires that seared Europe and North America and sent smoke well beyond their borders.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
When heat and sunlight react with airborne emissions from wildfires, vehicles and industry, they create ground-level ozone pollution, which can damage lung tissue, cause breathing problems, trigger asthma attacks and lead to other health issues.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
They were trying to create a firebreak, a buffer zone like the bald where there would be nothing for the wildfires to burn.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - Introductory
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