Wildfires are uncontrolled fires in forests, grasslands, brushlands, or croplands. These fires may also spread into human communities with built structures. Although wildfires can cause widespread destruction of property, loss of human and non-human life, air pollution, and dramatic ecosystem alterations, they also serve to clear accumulated vegetation, recycle nutrients, and often promote the regeneration of fire-adapted plant species.
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