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2. Wildfire emergency management - Wikipedia

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   The most dominant cause of wildfires differs around the globe. Within the United States, the most common natural cause for wildfires has been found to be lightning strikes. Across the world, however, intentional ignition can be identified as the most common man-made cause for uncontrollable fires. [15]

3. As wildfires ravage L.A., here's a look at worst fires in ...

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   The fire killed 85 people and destroyed almost 19,000 buildings in November 2018. The fire was active for 17 days. The fire started due to a faulty Pacific Gas and Electric power line that failed ...

4. Which landmarks are affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles ...

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   And the Hurst Fire, in the San Fernando Valley northwest of downtown L.A., has forced evacuations of nearby residents. Several landmarks have sustained damage or are in imminent danger. Many ...

5. List of wildfires - Wikipedia

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   1985 forest fires burnt 105,000 hectares with the worst affected being around Kavala in eastern Macedonia and Thasos Island in the north Aegean. [11] 2000 forest fires were the worst forest fires to date and included the island of Samos in east Aegean and at Mount Mainalon and eastern Corinthia in the Peloponnese. The burnt area was 167,000 ...

6. Utility-caused wildfires - Wikipedia

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   Utility-caused wildfires are a subset of human-caused wildfires that are directly ignited by utilities, usually power lines. They are unplanned ignitions that can cause wild burns. [ 1 ] Hotter and drier weather as a result of climate change has been liked to lower moisture content in vegetation , which, along with high tree mortality has ...

7. Wildfire - Wikipedia

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   Wildfire prevention programs around the world may employ techniques such as wildland fire use (WFU) and prescribed or controlled burns. [120] [121] Wildland fire use refers to any fire of natural causes that is monitored but allowed to burn. Controlled burns are fires ignited by government agencies under less dangerous weather conditions. [122]

8. Photos: Striking images show devastation caused by Los ... - AOL

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   The deadly wildfires in Southern California have brought forth stories of destruction and loss, as winds continue to fuel the thousand-acre infernos. Photos: Striking images show devastation ...

9. 2024 South American wildfires - Wikipedia

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   The massive area burned was primarily caused by anthropogenic climate change and the resulting consequences of the 2023–2024 South American drought on fire conditions. The wildfires caused significant deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, and also impacted several other international biomes including the Pantanal wetlands, becoming the ...