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wildfire

[wahyld-fahyuhr] / ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər /




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A nature reserve has said the wildlife "will never really be the same again" after a huge wildfire almost three months ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

He donated $500,000 to wildfire relief only weeks after arriving in L.A. and paid for parking for Lakers fans before games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Officials are hopeful this week’s heavy rains have helped ease wildfire concerns, but such storms also raise the risk of debris flows or mudslides in burn scars, as well as flooding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“It” is Zone 0: the 0-to-5-foot buffer surrounding a structure that fire scientists call a critical defense against wildfire destruction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

A hot, dry wind blew in from the north, scattering the dirt from the unpaved streets and the railyard, carrying the faint scent of smoke from a distant wildfire.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Canada is enduring more frequent and destructive wildfires, increased flooding and more frequent episodes of extreme heat.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Lauren Wright, a young plaintiff from Saskatchewan, recalled the 2015 wildfires in the central Canadian province that displaced thousands.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

A proposed state mandate and shrinking insurance options are pushing homeowners to turn a critical 5-foot zone around their homes into a buffer against wildfires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

RAF Chinook crews have already helped respond, external to wildfires in Cyprus.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

They were linked together the same way an invisible web connected pollution to wildfires, wildfires to melting ice caps, melting ice caps to rising sea levels, rising sea levels to storm surges.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz


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