Where will the next megafire break out? Climate change is making it tougher to predict Much of south-eastern Australia is currently in the grip of a heat wave, which is expected to peak over the next two days. Heat waves often trigger bushfires, particularly if combined with strong wind...

"In Los Angeles, two wet years in a row promoted extensive fuel growth, which rapidly dried out in the months prior to the fires, creating highly flammable conditions."
Trying to predict the next #megafire is diffucult. More:

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Scotland experienced UK's first MEGA FIRE as scientists issue urgent warning SCOTLAND has been hit by the UK’s first ever “mega fire” – and experts reckon massive blazes like it could soon become the norm. The wildfire ripped through the Highlands in…

UK’s first mega fire (11,000-hectare wild fire) as scientists issue urgent warning

This year alone has already seen more wildfires than any year on record ... Thousands of animals are feared to have be killed by the inferno.

#climatechange #wildfires #megafire #UK #Scotland #inferno

Major ‘megafires’ are now primed to ignite across the US. And that’s only the beginning — BBC Science Focus Magazine The US is a tinderbox, just waiting to go up in flames

“The US is on the brink of a #megafirecrisis. All it needs is a spark” — @bbcscience.bsky.social

#ClimateCrisis #Wildfire #CarltonComplexFire #Megafire #CampFire

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#environment #wildlife #climate #earth The #trumpadmin is shutting down or shrinking roughly one third of the federal offices that track #bird populations after #hurricanes, map #megafire risks in the #midwest, figure out new ways to fight #invasiveplants, and prepare

#wildfire, the agency declined to comment. As Heatmap’s Jeva Lange reported, WA and OR are already burning & both states are at high risk of a #megafire igniting this fall. #releasethefirefighters #stoparrestinglegalimmigrants

Grand Canyon’s Dragon Bravo megafire shows the growing wildfire threat to water systems Water systems are vulnerable to melting plastic components, toxic contamination and failures that can leave firefighters without flowing water.

Grand Canyon’s Dragon Bravo #megafire shows the growing #wildfire threat to #water systems

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Breaking News Grand Canyon Wildfire becomes a 'megafire'

Now a #Megafire.

Grand Canyon fire biggest in 40-year trend of burning parkland

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Time-lapse footage of the Grand Canyon's North Rim, released July 29 by the Southwest Area Incident Management Team 2, shows a pyrocumulus cloud, or fire cloud, rising into the sky.

I can only do traditional atm, so I hope this is ok 👍
#megafire #valveplug

The Rowena Fire burns near Interstate 84 and U.S. 30 on June 11, 2025, outside The Dalles, Oregon. Photo courtesy of the Oregon Department of Transportation

Megafires and Wildfires

The Rowena Fire burns near Interstate 84 and U.S. 30 on June 11, 2025, outside The Dalles, Oregon.

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A look at megafires as an Oregon wildfire approaches the 100,000-acre mark A wildfire burning in a sparsely populated region of central Oregon has become the largest fire burning in the U.S. this year and is on the verge of surpassing 100,000 acres to become what’s officiall...

Megafires and Wildfires

• Link between wildfires and climate change.
• Cram Fire has become largest fire burning in the U.S. this year, on verge of becoming megafire.
• Rising temperatures and longer droughts driving wildfires.

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Gigafires: The Million-Acre Blazes Redefining Wildfire Threat and Reshaping Our World "Explore the science of gigafires, the million-acre blazes driven by climate change, and their profound impact on our health, ecosystems, and future."

Beyond Megafires: How Million-Acre Blazes Fueled by Climate Change Represent a Terrifying New Reality

#Gigafire #Wildfire #ClimateChange #Megafire #AugustComplexFire #CaliforniaWildfires #FireScience #FactRage #FactRageNews

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Oregon wildfire burning over 95K acres could reach rare megafire status — NBC News The Cram Fire in central Oregon, already the nation's largest in 2025, could be the first this year to grow to at least 100,000 acres — a phenomenon that is becoming more common.

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#Oregon-wildfires
#CramFire is nearing #megafire status.
Details re: evacuated areas, damage, & containment efforts.

Megatron x skyfire/jetfire beam. You will love them
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A must-watch video: This presentation from scientist @emilyfairfax about beavers and how they help protect riparian areas from megafires is soooo impressive and interesting. https://youtu.be/wa1B4ijrgcc #beavers #megafire #ClimateCrisis