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wildfire

[wahyld-fahyuhr] / ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər /




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She has faced criticism over her handling of the wildfire response and recovery work.

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

Yet, through layers of smoke, ash, I see the great wildfire.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Boulder wants compensation for wildfires, the costs for mitigating pest infestations, reduced farm output and lower employee productivity, among other things.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Irwin has had a front row seat to the devastation caused by wildfires while representing Pacific Palisades and Malibu in the state Assembly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Whitesides co-founded nonprofit organization Megafire Action to advocate for policy solutions to prevent massive wildfires and served as a member of the Antelope Valley Economic Development and Growth Enterprise board of directors.

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

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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