forest fire
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The European Environment Agency has said "climate change has increased forest fire risk across Europe", with the greatest danger expected in southern Europe.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
"With global warming, it was to be expected," she said referring to the forest fire so far north.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
“If you have a forest fire and you’re the last tree standing, you’re the tallest tree,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
The bright orange-and-red water spouts off the cliff with the visual intensity of a raging forest fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024
The roaring, crackling, spitting forest fire, still safely distant but getting closer, and the occasional hoot or holler or laugh of their new unfriendly friends.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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