wildfire

Example Sentences

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The largest wildfire in California this year is no longer growing, fire officials said Saturday morning.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Parts of the national park were badly damaged last summer by what landowners described as the biggest wildfire in Scottish history.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“I’m looking at satellite imagery right now as we speak, and I’m starting to see visible wildfire plumes pop up in states like New Mexico and Arizona and Colorado,” said Swain.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Regardless of the benefits, climate-related satellite data has an uncertain financial return for many potential customers, whether they are insurers forecasting catastrophe losses, utilities gauging wildfire risks or commodity companies predicting the next harvest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

During a phone conversation on August 5, 2000, two traders chatted about how a wildfire in California would allow Enron to jack up its electricity prices.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt