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2. Controlled burn - Wikipedia

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   A controlled burn in Niagara Falls, Ontario where the Burn Boss is watching a back fire (lit first and in the background) move towards a head fire (in the foreground) Back burning or a back fire is the term given to the process of lighting vegetation in such a way that it has to burn against the prevailing wind.

3. Fire ecology - Wikipedia

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   Although other characteristics of a forest will influence the impact of fire upon it, factors such as climate and topography play an important role in determining fire severity and fire extent. [39] Fires spread most widely during drought years, are most severe on upper slopes and are influenced by the type of vegetation that is growing.

4. Wildfire - Wikipedia

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   A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] 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 ...

5. List of largest fires of the 21st century - Wikipedia

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   2010 Bolivia forest fires Bolivia: 1,500,000 0 [15] 12 2006–2007 Australian bushfire season Australia: 1,300,000 5 [16] 13 2017 British Columbia wildfires Canada: 1,148,000 0 [17] 14 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires Brazil Bolivia Colombia Paraguay Peru: 906,495–930,776 2 [18] 15 2017 Chile wildfires Chile: 500,000 11 [19] 16

6. Bliss (photograph) - Wikipedia

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   Bliss, originally titled Bucolic Green Hills, is the default wallpaper of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. It is a photograph of a green rolling hills and daytime sky with cirrus clouds . Charles O'Rear , a former National Geographic photographer, took the photo in January 1998 near the Napa – Sonoma county line, California, after a ...

7. Creek Fire (2020) - Wikipedia

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   The 2020 Creek Fire was a very large wildfire in central California's Sierra National Forest, in Fresno and Madera counties. One of the most significant fires of California's record-setting 2020 wildfire season, it began on September 4, 2020, and burned 379,895 acres (153,738 ha) over several months until it was declared 100% contained on December 24, 2020.

8. How to avoid bankruptcy in retirement — and safeguard your ...

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   3. Plan your withdrawal strategy. Most retirement strategies plan for saving, not spending. So it’s not always easy to remember that there will come a time you have to spend the money you’ve ...

9. Old Fire - Wikipedia

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   Old Fire: Infrared aerial close-up image. Fanned by the Santa Ana winds, the Old Fire burned 91,281 acres (369.40 km 2), destroyed 993 homes, and caused six deaths.The fire threatened San Bernardino and Highland, as well as the mountain resort communities of Cedar Glen, Crestline, Running Springs and Lake Arrowhead and forcing upwards of 80,000 residents to evacuate their homes.