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Sometimes the [[Villain]] is so bad that he scorches the earth beneath his feet (see also [[Walking Wasteland]]). Sometimes his evil diffuses around the world and literally sets the world on fire. Sometimes the world is set on fire by some mishap. |
Sometimes the [[Villain]] is so bad that he scorches the earth beneath his feet (see also [[Walking Wasteland]]). Sometimes his evil diffuses around the world and literally sets the world on fire. Sometimes the world is set on fire by some mishap. |
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* Trigon from ''[[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]]'', when he emerged on earth his presence caused the earth to look like a volcanic wasteland complete with people frozen as statues. They got better. |
* Trigon from ''[[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]]'', when he emerged on earth his presence caused the earth to look like a volcanic wasteland complete with people frozen as statues. They got better. |
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* ''[[Reign of Fire]]'' has [[Our Dragons Are Different|dragons]] emerging from the depths of the Earth and burning the world. |
* ''[[Reign of Fire]]'' has [[Our Dragons Are Different|dragons]] emerging from the depths of the Earth and burning the world. |
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* ''[[Mass Effect 3 (Video Game)|Mass Effect 3]]'': "Earth is burning." |
* ''[[Mass Effect 3 (Video Game)|Mass Effect 3]]'': "Earth is burning." |
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* In the season 1 finale of ''[[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]]'', the Vok decide that "the project" has been contaminated by our stranded heroes and villains. [[Detonation Moon|Cue one of the two moons]] turning into a [[Self |
* In the season 1 finale of ''[[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]]'', the Vok decide that "the project" has been contaminated by our stranded heroes and villains. [[Detonation Moon|Cue one of the two moons]] turning into a [[Self-Destruct Mechanism|giant laser gun of fiery death]]. [[Comically Missing the Point|Hey! One moon! That means we're on Earth, after all!]] |
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* On of the planets in ''[[Homestuck]]'' was set entirely on fire. {{spoiler|The main character blew the fire out anyway}} |
* On of the planets in ''[[Homestuck]]'' was set entirely on fire. {{spoiler|The main character blew the fire out anyway}} |
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* In the film version of [[Irwin Allen (Creator)|Irwin Allen]]'s ''[[Film/Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea|Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea]]'', the major plot is that the Earth's Van Allen belts are on fire and slowly roasting the planet. |
* In the film version of [[Irwin Allen (Creator)|Irwin Allen]]'s ''[[Film/Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea|Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea]]'', the major plot is that the Earth's Van Allen belts are on fire and slowly roasting the planet. |
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* In the novel ''[[Nightfall]]'', people set their cities aflame when darkness comes (about every 2,000 years), since they panic (having never seen actual darkness). |
* In the novel ''[[Nightfall]]'', people set their cities aflame when darkness comes (about every 2,000 years), since they panic (having never seen actual darkness). |
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* Happens in the ''[[Dresden Codak]]'' strip ''[http://dresdencodak.com/2009/09/22/caveman-science-fiction/ Caveman Science Fiction]'' |
* Happens in the ''[[Dresden Codak]]'' strip ''[http://dresdencodak.com/2009/09/22/caveman-science-fiction/ Caveman Science Fiction]'' |
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* The 1980s [[Scare |
* The 1980s [[Scare'Em Straight]] documentary ''The Nuclear Holocaust: a Scientific Forecast'' shows how a full-scale nuclear exchange would set fire to almost every bit of combustible material on Earth that wasn't vaporized. "The whole world is burning," says the show's surprisingly cheerful host. |
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* On one [[Christmas Episode]] of ''[[Futurama]]'', the oxygen content of Earth's atmosphere is elevated by mutant Christmas trees. Then Bender lights a cigar... |
* On one [[Christmas Episode]] of ''[[Futurama]]'', the oxygen content of Earth's atmosphere is elevated by mutant Christmas trees. Then Bender lights a cigar... |
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