Strong Santa Ana winds carried the Mountain fire’s plume westward over the Pacific Ocean.
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Annual fires contributed to hazy skies over northern Pakistan and India, causing schools in some areas to close.
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A lightning-ignited blaze billowed smoke into the towns and valleys near Jackson.
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Intense blazes, including the Line fire, supercharged afternoon convective clouds.
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Burning for weeks, the Wapiti and Middle Fork Complex fires have charred tens of thousands of acres.
Heat and wind gusts helped the blazes spread through over 5,700 hectares of forest.
Boreal forests in this northerly Canadian territory have evolved to burn, but the increasing frequency of fires is putting ecosystems to the test.
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In southeast British Columbia, Canada, a cluster of wildland fires surrounding Slocan Lake threatened villages and blanketed the region in smoke.
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The Northern California blaze expanded at lightning speed amid record heat and high winds, leaving behind a vast burned area.
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Hundreds of wildland fires lofted sky-dulling smoke over Canada and the United States.
Large wildland fires are burning in the tundra of northern Russia.
Fast-moving blazes tore through rangeland in the Pacific Northwest amid excessive heat.
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Fires have been flaring periodically in this eastern region of Russia since May.
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Wildland fires burned tens of thousands of acres near mountain communities including the village of Rudioso.
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Strong winds and ample fuel helped spread flames over 14,000 acres of grassland in San Joaquin County.
Unusually early and intense fires are spreading rapidly amid drought and high winds.
More than 100 active fires burned across the country in late-March 2024, including this blaze near the border of Oaxaca and Chiapas.
Smoke billowed from multiple wildfires in the eastern U.S., fueled by dry and windy weather.
Ranchers in the Texas Panhandle recently faced a fire that charred more than 1 million acres.
Huge understory fires are spreading throughout the state in northern Brazil as drought and heat turn the rainforest into tinder.
The blaze near Quetzaltenango was one of several burning across the country.