megafire

Etymology

From mega- + fire.

megafire means A very large wildfire, typically one covering more than 100,000 acres. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A very large wildfire, typically one covering more than 100,000 acres.“This increase means that almost every aspect of the Earth’s climate system is now influenced by humanity, and the consequences – droughts, heatwaves, megafires, melting glaciers and rising oceans – are now well understood.”