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  2. August-September 2024 Ecuador wildfires - Wikipedia

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    In August 2024, multiple wildfires started in Ecuador. [1] What they resulted from is currently unknown. Some cities in Ecuador such as Loja, Quito and Guayaquil have been affected by forest fires to such an extent that the Peruvian government has been forced to send personnel and support aircraft to stop the forest fires.

  3. List of countries by natural disaster risk - Wikipedia

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    "Natural Disasters News".Ubyrisk. Archived from the original on 2018-11-01 Worldwide news site focused on natural disasters, mitigation and climate changes news "Global Risk Identification Program (GRIP)".

  4. Tungurahua - Wikipedia

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    False-color satellite image of Tungurahua (center right, with plume of ash emanating from it) and its neighbor Chimborazo (center left). Tungurahua (/ t ʊ ŋ ɡ ʊ ˈ r ɑː w ə /; from Quichua tunguri (throat) and rahua (fire), "Throat of Fire") [5] is an active stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador.

  5. Do you live in a fire-risk area? These maps show high ... - AOL

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    Here's a look at locations in the United States that are in a fire-risk area, based on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index: First Street Foundation, a climate nonprofit ...

  6. Defensible space (fire control) - Wikipedia

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    A defensible space, in the context of fire control, is a natural or landscaped area around a structure that has been maintained and designed to reduce fire danger. The practice is sometimes called firescaping. [1] "

  7. Fire safety - Wikipedia

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    Fire safety equipment at a construction site in China Property loss caused by arson. Fire safety is the set of practices intended to reduce destruction caused by fire.Fire safety measures include those that are intended to prevent the ignition of an uncontrolled fire and those that are used to limit the spread and impact of a fire.

  8. 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires - Wikipedia

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    Such activity is generally illegal within these nations, but enforcement of environmental protection can be lax. The increased rates of fire counts in 2019 led to international concern about the fate of the Amazon rainforest, which is the world's largest terrestrial carbon dioxide sink and plays a significant role in mitigating global warming.

  9. 6 passengers, 1 person on the ground killed in Philadelphia ...

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    The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash. The NTSB will lead the investigation. "So sad to see the plane go down in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania," President Trump ...