western united states wildfire season
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Biden Declares New Mexico Wildfires a Disaster
There are multiple fires currently burning across the U.S. Southwest. The largest is a megafire in northern New Mexico’s San Miguel County called the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fire, which has burned more than 165,000 acres of forest and grassland and is only 20% contained. The fire began as two separate blazes but combined into one…
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Smoke Plume From Western Wildfires Stretches 4,184 KM to Greenland
Satellite images show that smoke has travelled thousands of miles from fires burning in the Pacific Northwest and California to reach the skies of Greenland. It’s expected to keep moving east, and impacts from the West’s raging wildfire season may soon be felt across the pond.
