Wildfires
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A wildfire is an uncontrolled fire that burns in wildland vegetation, often in rural areas.
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Wildfires Used to Be Helpful. How Did They Get So Hellish?
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Wildfires likely to increase by a third by 2050, warns UN, Wildfires
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US heatwave: Could US and Canada see the worst wildfires yet?
Canada's wildfires blacken thousands of square miles, upend lives
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California fires in 2020, by the numbers - CalMatters
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Did climate change cause Canada's wildfires?
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Wildfire, Definition & Facts
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2023 wildfires: How plants and animals survive - Vox
Two wildfires – one active, one stagnant – burn near Pagosa Springs – The Durango Herald
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Canada on track for its worst-ever wildfire season