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     • In such deadly blazes, smoke inhalation is the most common cause of death: people inhale carbon monoxide and other gases and fine particles that make it hard to breathe. People can also die from building damage, and some die directly from burns.
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2. www.scientificamerican.com › article › how-wildfiresHow Wildfires Kill People | Scientific American

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   Aug 11, 2023 · In such deadly blazes, smoke inhalation is the most common cause of death: people inhale carbon monoxide and other gases and fine particles that make it hard to breathe. People can also die...

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     The blazes started out west in Alberta and British Columbia...

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     Fires get started in one of two ways—by humans or lightning....

3. education.nationalgeographic.org › resourceWildfires: How They Form, and Why They're so Dangerous

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   Oct 19, 2023 · Four out of five wildfires are started by people, but dry weather, drought, and strong winds can create a recipe for the perfect disaster—which can transform a spark into a weeks- or months-long blaze that consumes tens of thousands of acres. Another possible cause of forest fires is lightning.

4. www.scientificamerican.com › article › the-worstThe Worst Wildfires Are Started by People. Here’s How

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   Nov 1, 2023 · California wildfires blamed on humans between 2012 and 2018 were on average 6.5 times larger than those caused by lightning strikes and killed three times as many trees.

5. www.science.org › content › articleHuman-sparked wildfires are more destructive than those ...

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   Dec 8, 2020 · Now, an analysis of high-resolution satellite data from hundreds of California wildfires shows human-caused blazes spread much faster and kill more trees than ones ignited by lightning.

6. www.bbc.com › news › newsbeat-41608281Wildfires: Why they start and how they can be stopped - BBC

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   Jul 25, 2022 · However, most wildfires are caused by human carelessness. Arson, campfires, discarding lit cigarettes, not burning debris properly, and playing with matches or fireworks are often blamed.

7. www.latimes.com › science › storyWildfires caused by humans are more dangerous, studies find ...

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   Jun 22, 2022 · New research from UC Irvine shows that fires caused by human activity — be it arson, a neglected campfire, sparking electrical equipment or ill-conceived gender reveal parties — spread faster,...

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   How did people die in a blaze?

   • Many fled by car or even jumped into the ocean, where some were rescued by the Coast Guard; others were not so lucky. In such deadly blazes, smoke inhalation is the most common cause of death: people inhale carbon monoxide and other gases and fine particles that make it hard to breathe.

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   What makes a fire a blaze?

   • "A fire is a fire," Hantson says. "It's the surrounding things that matter." Causes of fires ranging from improperly discarded cigarettes to sparking power lines could ignite a blaze on any given day, he says, whereas lightning strikes and dry thunderstorms only happen seasonally.

   Human-sparked wildfires are more destructive than those caused by

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   Why do people die from wildfires?

   • People can also die from building damage, and some die directly from burns. The air pollution from wildfires also has for survivors, including asthma and other diseases. And is making the conditions that lead to such deadly fires more frequent around the world.

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   How do Wildfires affect people?

   • In such deadly blazes, smoke inhalation is the most common cause of death: people inhale carbon monoxide and other gases and fine particles that make it hard to breathe. People can also die from building damage, and some die directly from burns. The air pollution from wildfires also has for survivors, including asthma and other diseases. And

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   Can wildfires kill you?

   • There are a number of ways wildfires can kill. One is direct injury and burns if you are caught in a fire. Or when fires happen in urban places, you can get destruction of buildings. You can get explosions, as we’ve seen in Hawaii with gas stations blowing up and things like that, that can cause direct trauma and burns.

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   Is the blaze in Lahaina the deadliest wildfire in US history?

   • The blaze in Lahaina is now the deadliest wildfire in the U.S. in more than a century. At a news conference on August 10, Hawaii’s governor Josh Green compared the destruction in Lahaina to a bomb going off. The fast-moving flames, which were fueled by dry conditions and high winds, caught a lot of people completely unaware.

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9. www.nationalgeographic.com › science › articleWildfires: How They Form, And Why They're So Dangerous

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   Oct 11, 2017 · Four out of five wildfires are started by people, but dry weather, drought, and strong winds can create a recipe for the perfect disaster—which can transform a spark into a weeks- or months-long...