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In the dry seasons, the brush withered into kindling waiting to ignite.
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
The red flag warnings that have blanketed most of Southern California, and helped turn parts of it into kindling, have left the desert alone so far for the most part.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
As a result, many of the plants that grew last year are parched, turning trees, grasses and bushes into kindling that was ready to explode.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
After two wet winters fueled the growth of grasses and brush — ideal kindling for fires — across SoCal mountains and hillsides, the last few months saw an abrupt shift to record-dry conditions.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
The red flag warnings that have blanketed most of Southern California, and helped turn parts of it into kindling, have left the desert alone so far for the most part.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
As a result, many of the plants that grew last year are parched, turning trees, grasses and bushes into kindling that was ready to explode.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
After two wet winters fueled the growth of grasses and brush — ideal kindling for fires — across SoCal mountains and hillsides, the last few months saw an abrupt shift to record-dry conditions.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Kindling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindling. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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kindling
noun
kin·dling
ˈkin-(d)liŋ 
: material that burns easily and is used to start a fire
Medical Definition
kindling
noun
kind·ling
ˈkin-dliŋ
: the electrophysiological changes that occur in the brain as a result of repeated intermittent exposure to a subthreshold electrical or chemical stimulus (as one causing seizures) so that there develops a usually permanent decrease in the threshold of excitability
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