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wildfire: Stanislaus National Forest
Can we predict natural disasters?
Know how the PHOENIX RapidFire software help to manage wildfire in Victoria, Australia
Know about Phoenix RapidFire, a computer program used by Australian firefighters to predict the path of wildfires
fire retardant
Orange New York City skyline
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada: wildfire wildfire forest fire Deadliest wildfires in recorded history
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Can we predict natural disasters?
Protecting against natural disasters requires a multipronged approach.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Know how the PHOENIX RapidFire software help to manage wildfire in Victoria, Australia
A discussion of high-tech wildfire management in Victoria, Australia.
Video: © University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Know about Phoenix RapidFire, a computer program used by Australian firefighters to predict the path of wildfires
Learn about a computer program used by Australian firefighters to predict the paths...
Video: © University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Orange New York City skyline
Time-lapse footage of New York City's skyline glowing orange due to the Canadian...
Video: EarthCam (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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wildfire: Stanislaus National Forest
Wildfire in Stanislaus National Forest, California, 2013.
Mike McMillan—U.S. Forest Service/U.S. Department of Agriculture
fire retardant
Airplane discharging fire retardant on the Waldo Canyon wildfire in Colorado Springs,...
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards/U.S. Department of Agriculture
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada: wildfire
Smoke rising from a wildfire raging outside Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, May 2016.
Mary Anne Sexsmith-Segato—The Canadian Press/AP
wildfire
Wildfire near the freeway in San Bernardino National Forest, southern California.
© Index Open
forest fire
The Zaca wildfire in Santa Barbara county, southwestern California, 2007.
John Newman/U.S. Forest Service

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Deadliest wildfires in recorded history
An interactive map showing several of the most deadly wildfires in history. Hover...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski
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