wildfire
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A wildfire that broke out in the New Forest on Sunday is now "fully surrounded", says the fire service.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Clavreul said he had asked the government to deploy a Chinook water-bombing helicopter that has been sent by Australia to help with France's wildfire crisis.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
At least one person has died and around 40 others have been injured after a severe wildfire tore through cities on Croatia's coastline on Thursday night and Friday morning.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Friday that Britain must face up to the changing climate and accelerate its move to clean energy as he visited a town where a wildfire gutted homes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The helicopter flew away, and Akira could hear the wildfire again, roaring and popping across the water.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
It was among a number of wildfires burning across Europe on Saturday, including a forest fire which caused hundreds of residents to leave their home in south-western France.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The January 2025 wildfires that swept through Pacific Palisades wreaked devastation practically beyond belief, destroying more than 5,600 homes and businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Plus, homeowners monitor wildfires from their security cameras and a $500,000 bathroom in Arizona.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
A historically hot summer on the planet's fastest-warming continent has contributed to the deaths of thousands of people -- and increased the risk of wildfires, with blazes periodically sweeping through parched landscapes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
He watched the growth of the trees and felt wildfires burning across the landscape, experienced lightning strikes on the granite domes, and suffered the slow inevitable advancement of glacial ice.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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Earth Science - Middle School
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