The 2020 wildfire season involves
wildfire
A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of Combustibility and flammability, combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a ...
s on multiple continents.
Below is a partial list of articles on wildfires from around the world in the year 2020.
Asia
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2020 Uttarakhand forest fires, India
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2020 Russian wildfires
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2020 Turkish wildfires
Since the 1940's the number of wildfires in Turkey per year had increased from around 1000 to around 3500. In 2007, the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report said that "Warmer, drier conditions will lead to more frequent and prolonged droughts, as well a ...
Europe
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2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires
The 2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires were a series of wildfires that began burning inside Ukraine's Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in April 2020. The fires were largely extinguished within two weeks. At least one suspect was arrested for alleged ...
, Ukraine
North America
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2020 Western United States wildfire season
The Western United States experienced a series of major wildfires in 2020. Severe August thunderstorms ignited numerous wildfires across 2020 California wildfires, California, 2020 Oregon wildfires, Oregon, and 2020 Washington wildfires, Washi ...
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2020 Arizona wildfires
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2020 California wildfires
2020 was a record-setting year for wildfires in California. Over the course of the year, 8,648 fires burned , more than four percent of the state's roughly 100 million acres of land, making 2020 the largest wildfire season recorded in Calif ...
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2020 Nevada wildfires
The 2020 Nevada wildfire season began in June 2020. The season is a part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season.
Background
While the typical "fire season" in Nevada varies every year, most wildfires occur in between May and Octo ...
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2020 New Mexico wildfires
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2020 Utah wildfires
The 2020 Utah wildfire season was a series of prominent wildfires throughout the state of Utah, lasting from June 1 through October 30, as defined by state law. Part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season, Utah saw record-breaking nu ...
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2020 Washington wildfires
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2020 Oregon wildfires
The 2020 Oregon wildfire season was the most destructive on record in the state of Oregon. The season is a part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season. The fires killed at least 11 people, burned more than of land, and destroyed t ...
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2020 Colorado wildfires
The 2020 Colorado wildfire season was a series of significant wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Colorado as part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season. With a total of burned, and the 3 largest fires in state histo ...
Oceania
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2019–20 Australian bushfire season
The 201920 Australian bushfire season commenced with serious uncontrolled fires in June 2019.
, fires this season have burned an estimated , destroyed over 5,900 buildings (including 2,779 homes) and killed at least 34 people. An estimated o ...
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2020–21 Australian bushfire season
The 2020–21 Australian bushfire season was the season of summer bushfires in Australia. Following the devastating 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, 2019–20 bushfires in Australia, authorities were urged to prepare early for the 2020–2 ...
South America
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2020 Córdoba wildfires, Argentina
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2020 Delta del Paraná wildfires
The 2020 Delta del Paraná wildfires is a series of wildfires that are burning across the Delta del Paraná in Argentina, affecting mainly the Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos and Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe provinces, but also Buenos Aires Prov ...
, Argentina
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2020 Amazon and Pantanal wildfires, Brazil
References
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