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And 2023 nonetheless had one of the worst wildfires in history, according to a recent analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneytalksnews.com\/slideshows\/worst-wildfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>arboursabroad.com \/ Shutterstock.com Despite a trend in recent years toward larger and more extreme weather events, 2023 and 2024 were among the less active wildfire seasons on record by some metrics. 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