wildfire
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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
Topanga State Park, where part of the Jan. 1 fire burned, had failed to consult fire agencies when creating its wildfire plan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
“I continue to provide free legal help to wildfire survivors who have asked me to stay involved,” he said, though he no longer runs the clinic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Candlelight gleamed green as wildfire in Cersei's eyes.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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
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
He’d heard people talk about wildfires, but he hadn’t really thought about what that meant.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Vocabulary lists containing wildfire
Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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Earth Science - Introductory
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