wildfire
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Other states are also wrestling with how to manage wildfire risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
"The climate emergency kills," he said in July, during a visit to the southern province of Almería where a wildfire claimed 15 lives.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
We’ve never had wildfire seasons like this in the past.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
The agency encourages property owners to remove certain trees around homes for defensible-space purposes and works to thin forests throughout the Tahoe Basin to reduce wildfire risk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Her own pulse had settled, and the wildfire beating of wings in her head had calmed down a little.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
Flooded roads or wildfires "delay a product that should be fresh, and by the time it arrives, it's no longer in good condition," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The BBC's Liza Tambunan explains the effects of the wildfires and how Indonesia is attempting to tackle them.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Lamb, the Xcel executive, says the conditions that can create large wildfires are worsening and moving east, and all utilities in North America should prepare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
But a new study published in Science suggests that preventing disturbances within existing forests, including selective logging and wildfires, can sometimes deliver the greatest benefits for the money spent.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
When wildfires got big, when the wind whipped them up and they grew quickly out of control, that’s when they were really dangerous.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - Introductory
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