Wildfires

A wildfire is an unplanned fire that burns in a natural area such as a forest, grassland, or prairie. Wildfires are often caused by human activity or a natural phenomenon such as lightning, and they can happen at any time or anywhere. In 50% of wildfires recorded, it is not known how they started.

California wildfires created toxic chromium, research finds – NBC Bay Area

California fights Fairview wildfire near Hemet, faces blackouts during heat wave : NPR

Factcheck: How global warming has increased US wildfires - Carbon Brief

Western wildfires: Climate change-fueled blazes plunge Washington, Oregon and California into crisis - Washington Post

How Canada's wildfires reflect a 'fire-dependent civilization

By the numbers: Unprecedented devastation of California's wildfires

Minnesota wildland firefighters help stop Canada's wildfires, here's one on what she's seen

What started Canada's wildfires and are they under control?, Environment News

How Canada's record wildfires got so bad, so fast

California wildfires disproportionately affect elderly and poor residents, UCI study finds – UCI News