Can Solar Storms Cause Wildfires?

astroengine writes "In the wake of recent solar activity, some space cadets were very quick to point out a causal link between geomagnetic storms and the wildfires currently ravaging the landscape surrounding Moscow. Of course, this is patently false. But is there a scenario when the onset of a solar storm could have secondary effects, sparking fires in already arid regions? Possibly. What's more, it already happened, 150 years ago."

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Power lines.

[TapeCutter]

Here in Oz power lines are a major cause of bushfires without any help from solar flares.