wildfire
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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
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
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
The substance was the pyromancers' own term for wildfire.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Nor’easters, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and whatever this year’s super El Niño may bring to your corner of the world—is your home disaster-proof?
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
What would the momma polar bears do for dens when wildfires destroyed their ancestral denning sites?
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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