More than 80 wildfires rage across western US

 

The Bootleg fire in Oregon, now roughly the size of Los Angeles, is so intense that it has created its own weather system, causing winds that have further fanned its flames. It has been burning for two weeks and barely a third of its perimeter has been contained

The world on fire

 Enormous fires are destroying forests and communities around the world. Each year, 350 million hectares of forest go up in smoke, the equivalent of six times the size of France. Is there any way to stop it?

Gov. Jay Inslee Calls West Coast Fires 'Climate Fires'

 

‘Our climate is changing’ — Gov. Jay Inslee calls for action as the climate crisis fuels historic infernos across the West Coast.