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.

Wildfires likely to increase by a third by 2050, warns UN, Wildfires

How do wildfires start in California?

Two wildfires – one active, one stagnant – burn near Pagosa Springs – The Durango Herald

Wildfires in the EU: 2022 was the second-worst year, a warning from a changing climate - European Commission

Wildfire, Definition & Facts

Why the Canadian wildfires are still burning — and sending smoke across the U.S.

Ecosystems could once bounce back from wildfires. Now, they're being wiped out for good, Science

Environmentalists argue California home developments create wildfire risks

California fires in 2020, by the numbers - CalMatters

Human-caused climate change at the center of recent California wildfires

2022 North American Wildfires - Center for Disaster Philanthropy