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Possibly the alignment of the planets in the solar system, causing the sun and earth to change orbit and get so close to each other (and earth not coping with so much heat) the earth will just burn.

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If you are thinking of a religious "earth burning", it is probably not going to happen, at least not for a very long time

Dirt will burn in a forest when it also has a mixture of bark, moss, rotting wood, and etc... I.E. a layer of organics on top of the dirt.

Dirt will also burn if contaminated with flammables such as petroleum (gas, etc).

Nuclear Explosions and Fusion Explosions will also cause a "burning" of the earth, and continues to be a risk today.

Volcanoes and Volcanic activity may also be considered as related to the earth burning.

Eventually the Sun may undergo a supernova, at which point the earth might be consumed... but that is not going to occur for millions of years.

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