wildfire
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"It's those moments before a wildfire gets out of control that could be critical to stopping it before it gets out of hand," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
What’s more, I nixed anywhere with high wildfire risk, as well as any property that borders forestland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The BBC’s Tessa Wong is there and breaks down how the wildfire smoke is impacting countries around South East Asia.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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
If she was going to be lost in a wildfire, Akira wished it was just her and Dodger, and nobody else.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Avoiding property that abuts forestland can lower the risk of wildfires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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
Indonesia is facing one of its worst wildfires seasons, with around one million hectares of land burned so far this year.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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
With the rising sea levels and the superstorms and the wildfires.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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Earth Science - Middle School
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