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Crews battle wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds • Mar. 3, 2025, 8:11 AM ET (AP)
Trump wants states to clean up forests to stop wildfires. But his administration cut off funds • Feb. 13, 2025, 5:36 PM ET (AP)

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wildfire: Stanislaus National Forest
fire retardant
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada: wildfire
wildfire
forest fire
Can we predict natural disasters?
Know how the PHOENIX RapidFire software help to manage wildfire in Victoria, Australia
Know about Phoenix RapidFire, a computer program used by Australian firefighters to predict the path of wildfires
Orange New York City skyline
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Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.
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Forest fire burning trees and grasses. (flames, smoke, combustion)
Playing with Wildfire: 5 Amazing Adaptations of Pyrophytic Plants