Event
Anderson Creek Fire 2016
United States
The Anderson Creek Fire—the largest wildfire in Kansas history—began Tuesday, March 22 and quickly grew to over 400,000 acres by Friday, March 25—the equivalent of more than 600 square miles—thanks in part to abnormally warm temperatures across the region.
Apr 21, 2016 | Wichita Eagle
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Apr 7, 2016 | Global Research
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Apr 21, 2016 | The Christian Science Monitor
As largest wildfire in Kansas history rages, help from unlikely sources
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Climate Change: Images of Change: 350 Complex Fire and Anderson Creek Fire, Oklahoma and Kansas
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Mar 30, 2016 | Nexus Media
Video: National Treasures Under Fire
Apr 25, 2017 | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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May 23, 2016 | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
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Apr 21, 2016 | NOAA Climate.gov
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