The Aug. 8 fire ravaged much of the historic town of Lahaina in West Maui, killing nearly 100 people. In all, more than 2,200 structures were destroyed by the blaze. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
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A helicopter contracted by the province drops water on a hot spot in Yankeetown, Nova Scotia. Communications Nova Scotia/The Canadian Press via AP hide caption
This is Canada's worst fire season in modern history — but it's not new
Methane, the main component of natural gas, is also a byproduct of oil drilling. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
Firefighter Rafael Soto battles the Electra Fire burning in the Rich Gulch community of Calaveras County, Calif., on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
This satellite image shows the active fire lines of the Hermits Peak wildfire, in Las Vegas on May 11, 2022. Maxar Technologies/AP hide caption
A slurry bomber dumps the fire retardant between the Calf Canyon/Hermit Peak Fire and homes on the westside of Las Vegas, N.M., Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Eddie Moore/AP hide caption
Firefighters extinguish flames Tuesday afternoon that have spotted ahead of the fire front along Highway 101 southbound at Vista Point, north of Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County, Calif. Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department/AP hide caption
Firefighters battle the Caldor Fire this month along Highway 89 west of Lake Tahoe in California. Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption
Police officers and forensics investigate the site at a makeshift hospital after a fire in North Macedonia's northwestern city of Tetovo. Visar Kryeziu/AP hide caption
Firefighter Charles VeaVea, right, pours flame from a drip torch as supervisor, Isaias Garcia, monitors a prescribed fire in Kings Canyon National Park, Calif. Brian Melley/Associated Press hide caption
A burned truck sits parked next to a property that was destroyed by the Dixie Fire on August 11, 2021, in Greenville, California. The Dixie Fire, which has incinerated over 500,000 acres, is the second-largest recorded wildfire in state history. The fire stands at 30 percent contained. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Smoke from wildfire spreads Sunday over the statue of Poseidon, ancient Greek God of the sea, at Pefki village on Evia island, about 118 miles north of Athens. Petros Karadjias/AP hide caption
The British Columbia Wildfire Service is responding to multiple fires in the province this week. Two wildfires pictured here, the Long Loch wildfire and the Derickson Lake wildfire, are in close proximity and estimated to be 740 acres combined in size. The British Columbia Wildfire Service hide caption
A local resident stands next to a vineyard while watching the LNU Lightning Complex fire burning in nearby hills on August 20 in Healdsburg, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
California Battalion Chief On The Challenge Of Fighting Wildfires During A Heat Wave
A brush fire burns amid the Apple Fire in Banning, Calif. on Saturday. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP hide caption
People commute to work through heavy rain in Sydney on Friday. Severe weather brought warnings of floods and landslides along much of the New South Wales coast after months of concerns over wildfires. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images hide caption
Activists protest outside the Australian Embassy in London, accusing Australia's government of inadequately responding to the fires and an overall climate emergency. Wiktor Szymanowicz/Barcroft Media via Getty Images hide caption
Wildfires burning across Australia's two most-populous states Tuesday trapped residents of a seaside town in apocalyptic conditions, destroyed properties and caused fatalities. AP hide caption
A firefighter battles a wall of flames Friday in Woodford, New South Wales. Dan Himbrechts/AP hide caption
A firefighter monitors a fire on Saturday near Port Macquarie in New South Wales. Australia's most populous state has been subject to a large outbreak of wildfires because of drought conditions. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A firefighter battles the Woolsey Fire burning a home in Malibu, Calif. in November. Fire scientists are finding that homes most frequently burn from flying embers after the initial blaze has passed through. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP hide caption
A California man and his girlfriend return to his burned-out home in Malibu on Saturday. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP hide caption
Forty percent of Segassia Vineyard's vines were damaged after wildfires raged through Napa Valley in 2017. Andrew Cates hide caption
A row of 2015 Ford F-150 pickup trucks parked at a sales lot in Butler, Pa. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption