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wildfire

[wahyld-fahyuhr] / ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər /




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The wildfire began in the middle of July and burned across about 3,300 hectares – 33 sq km – of land, according to the Cairngorms National Park Authority.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Finally, HEPA-filter air purifiers that combine carbon absorption and ionizer technology combat everything from wildfire smoke to Covid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"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

Many communities sit at the wildland-urban interface, making wildfire prevention and response another essential issue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

But what was safe in the middle of a wildfire?

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Eight orangutans have been released back into the wild in Borneo after they were taken into captivity when their habitat was threatened by wildfires over the summer.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Nicknamed Novita, the ape shown in footage released by a conservation group is among dozens that have been rescued from wildfires burning across parts of Sumatra and Borneo in recent months.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Worse still, we were all constantly sick from breathing in the smoke from nearby wildfires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

But if the giant sequoias—trees that had evolved not just to withstand wildfires but to thrive in them—if the giant sequoias were burning, the cycle was broken.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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