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wildfire

[wahyld-fahyuhr] / ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər /




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"It's really taken off like wildfire," he said as a batch of powder was slowly stirred into gelato, turning it a bright purple.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

In 2021, she lost her home in a catastrophic wildfire that she and other locals attribute to climate change.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

A wildfire in Yosemite National Park that resulted in two helicopter pilots dying in a crash was sparked by an abandoned campfire, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Earlier this year, one man died in a wildfire in Gloucestershire, while 19 homes were destroyed in Stourbridge, near Birmingham, and villagers were evacuated in the Cairngorms.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Every once in a while a small wildfire would erupt in his whiskers then die out.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

Instead of rain in the spring, Boulder gets more droughts that “have substantial implications for agriculture, wildfires and water availability.”

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

While Algeria regularly experiences forest fires in the summer, climate change has exacerbated the intensity and severity of recent wildfires in the country.

From BBC ● 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

What would the momma polar bears do for dens when wildfires destroyed their ancestral denning sites?

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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