wildfire
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At the same time, Spain's largest wildfire in recent history scorched almost 44,000 hectares in Avila province, near Madrid.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Gregg Morin and his wife, Brooke Morin, were at a street fair about 40 minutes away from their house in Spokane, Wash., when they learned a nearby wildfire had started rapidly growing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
In 2023, the country saw its worst wildfire season in history in terms of the total area burned.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Hot and windy conditions meanwhile brought elevated wildfire conditions, with much of the western United States already experiencing abnormally dry to drought conditions across multiple years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
I know it’s not what she wants to hear, but you can’t fight a wildfire with willpower.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Spokane police said they received multiple reports of looting in the most recent wildfires but found no evidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
With parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans and a strengthening super El Niño, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Meadow Valley resident "was attempting to leave her home, along with one member of her family, due to the wildfires when she reportedly died suddenly," police said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Smoke from Ontario wildfires has spread as far as the US midwest this summer.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
What would happen when the pregnant momma bears came back and found all these dens destroyed by wildfires?
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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Earth Science - Middle School
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