forest fire
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In October, at the peak of Oktoberfest celebrations, a forest fire closed a major highway funneling visitors across the Cascades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 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
It was also devastated by a forest fire in 2016 that displaced 90,000 residents and became Canada’s costliest disaster.
From New York Times • May 23, 2024
More than a hundred firefighters are battling to control a forest fire in Chubut province, in southern Argentina.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024
The wind carried volcanic ash and forest fire ash and ash that no one wanted to identify down the slope of the mountain and deposited it in the streets.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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