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Between record-breaking heat waves, a deadlyheat dome and ongoing drought, the western U.S. has had to deal with unprecedented environmental challenges this year, reported USA Today.
The conditions have created the perfect environment for out-of-control wildfires in a record-breaking wildfire season, per The Guardian.
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As of Monday, wildfires are currently raging across seven states in the western U.S. and burning more than 768,000 acres, reported Yahoo News. Both Idaho and Washington have announced statewide wildfire emergencies. Over the weekend, multiple wildfires surged and the blazes show no signs of slowing down, per USA
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“Our hearts go out to the families of our brave wildland firefighters,” an Arizona Bureau of Land Management spokesperson said in a statement.
In California, officials asked all residents to reduce power consumption quickly after a major wildfire in southern Oregon knocked out interstate power lines, preventing up to 5,500 megawatts of electricity from flowing south into the state.
The California Independent System Operator, which runs the state’s power grid, said Saturday the Bootleg Fire took three transmission lines off-line, straining electricity supplies as temperatures in the area soared.
“The Bootleg Fire will see the potential for extreme growth today,” the National Weather Service in Medford, Oregon, tweeted Sunday.