2021 Kansas wildfire outbreak
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2021-kansas-wildfire-outbreak-204-7789008
title:
2021 Kansas wildfire outbreak
text:
On December 15, 2021, the Midwestern U.S. state of Kansas was met with strong and damaging winds caused by the December 2021 Midwest derecho and tornado outbreak, which produced dust storms and multiple wildfires. An estimated 163,000 acres (66,000 ha) burned on the first day wildfires spawned due to dry fuel and strong wind gusts reaching up to 100 mph (160 km/h). The western and central portions of Kansas were mostly affected by the fires. Before December 15, forecasters had predicted that dry
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Wildfire outbreak in Kansas
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Kansas_wildfire_outbreak
date created:
2021-12-24T19:32:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T23:20:22Z
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