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While weather has cooled across much of the UK in recent days following record-breaking heat over the summer, fire crews have still been warning of wildfire risks.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Flash flooding in Arizona recently swept through the Grand Canyon, killing at least two people, a weather event that was exacerbated by wildfire scarring, drought and warming temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

“Increased fuel loading would elevate wildfire risk to developed areas, particularly in Avalon and other locations where heavy fuels are present within 200 feet of structures,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

That could result in gusty offshore winds, wildfire risks, and downed trees, according to Kristan Lund, meteorologist with the weather service office in Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

They both knew what it meant when Cal Fire gave a wildfire a name.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

It’s about “preparing our water systems for wildfires while recognizing their practical limits,” said Elisa Rivera, a spokesperson for Caballero.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

This year's event comes at the end of the warmest summer in the UK since records began in 1884, according to provisional Met Office figures, during which wildfires have been common across the country.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

The vast Southeast Asian archipelago has for weeks been fighting wildfires blanketing parts of Borneo and Sumatra with smog, with haze also contributing to air pollution in Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines.

From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026

That includes droughts, floods, infrastructure damage, coral bleaching, wildfires, and agricultural and health effects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Leo sends reports, maps to scientists tracking wildfires.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes