1.   Many weeks have passed since wildfires raged across thirsty pastures, blackening the horizon with smoke so thick it blotted out the sun.

2.   The report also predicted humidity would fall overnight, creating dry and unstable air, making for conditions in which wildfires can easily rage.

3.   What the parched region had needed most, as wildfires raged through palmettos, pines and sometimes homes, was rain.

4.   A firefighting plane crashed in Northern California, while wildfires raged across the United States injuring three firefighters east of Los Angeles and blocking a main national artery.

5.   Deforestation is a major problem in South Sumatra where wildfires raged last year forcing normally timid wildlife into populated areas.

6.   Deforestation is a major problem in Sumatra, where wildfires raged last year and forced normally timid wildlife into populated areas.

7.   Deforestation is a major problem on the island, where wildfires raged last year and forced normally timid wildlife into populated areas.

8.   For a country often cursed for its incessant showers, Belgium was crying out for rain Sunday as wildfires raged through woods and plains.

9.   Wildfires raged through a remote rural district of southern New Zealand Sunday, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes, authorities said.