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  1. Aug 14, 2022 · There have been almost 500 more wildfires this year than the whole of 2021, a fire chief has said. Mark Hardingham, chairman of the National Fire Chiefs Council, said hot and dry weather had ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WildfireWildfire - Wikipedia

    A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a bushfire (in Australia), desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, prairie fire, vegetation fire, or veld fire.

  3. Apr 2, 2024 · A wildfire is an uncontrolled burn of vegetation, which includes the burning of forests, shrublands and grasslands, savannas, and croplands. Wildfires can be caused by human activity — such as arson, unattended fires, or the loss of control of planned burns — and natural causes, such as lightning.

  4. Oct 19, 2023 · A wildfire is an uncontrolled fire that burns in the wildland vegetation, often in rural areas. Wildfires can burn in forests, grasslands, savannas, and other ecosystems, and have been doing so for hundreds of millions of years.

  5. Oct 19, 2023 · Worldwide, wildfire smoke kills 339,000 people a year, mostly in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, according to estimates. Tenfold increases in asthma attacks, emergency room visits, and hospital admissions have also been reported when smoke blankets the places where people live.

  6. Dry weather sees fire service issue amber wildfire alert. England. 21 Jun. 5. 'Like an apocalypse': Fires threaten New Mexico village. US & Canada. 20 Jun. 1:31. Wildfires destroy lives and...

  7. Jul 21, 2022 · Unseasonably hot weather and low rainfall have dried out large areas of forest and grassland across much of Europe, creating good conditions for wildfires to spread. As you can see in this map of...

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