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Extreme Heat, Fires Ravage Western US
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July 14, 2021
A firefighting tanker drops retardant over the Grandview Fire near Sisters, Oregon, on July 11, 2021.
KLAMATH FALLS, OR Unrelenting dry heat continues to scorch the Pacific Northwest, as record-breaking fires run wild across the region. Over one million acres, or 1,500 square miles, have burned this year alone west of the Rockies. For reference, that’s an area the size of Gaston, Mecklenburg, and Union counties combined. The fact that the US is currently seeing its worst start to the fire season in over a decade is even more concerning.
The Straits Times If you don t leave, you re dead : US Oregon wildfire forces hundreds from homes
By morning, the so-called Bootleg fire had blackened more than 212,000 acres (85,793 hectares) and destroyed 21 homes.PHOTO: REUTERS
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Fires Threaten Indigenous Lands in Desiccated US Northwest
Voice of America
15 Jul 2021, 09:05 GMT+10
PORTLAND, OREGON - Karuk tribal citizen Troy Hockaday Sr. watched helplessly last fall as a raging wildfire leveled the homes of five of his family members, swallowed acres of forest where his people hunt deer, elk and black bear, and killed a longtime friend.
Now, less than a year later, the tribal councilman is watching in horror as flames encroach on the parched lands of other Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest that already are struggling to preserve traditional hunting and fishing practices amid historic drought. At least two tribes have declared states of emergency amid the devastation.
UPDATE 3- If you don t leave, you re dead : Oregon wildfire forces hundreds from homes Reuters 7 hrs ago
(Adds no fatalities or serious injuries reported)
By Deborah Bloom and Sergio Olmos
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., July 14 (Reuters) - A swiftly spreading wildfire raged through drought-parched timber and brush in south-central Oregon for a ninth day on Wednesday, threatening nearly 2,000 homes and displacing hundreds of residents with little sign of slowing, officials said.
The so-called Bootleg fire had blackened more than 212,000 acres (85,793 hectares) by morning, destroying 21 homes and 54 other structures, with firefighters managing to hack containment lines around just 5% of its perimeter, according to state and federal authorities.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) â Karuk tribal citizen Troy Hockaday Sr. watched helplessly last fall as a raging wildfire leveled the homes of five of his family members, swallowed acres of forest where his people hunt deer, elk and black bear, and killed a longtime friend.
Now, less than a year later, the tribal councilman is watching in horror as flames encroach on the parched lands of other Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest that already are struggling to preserve traditional hunting and fishing practices amid historic drought. At least two tribes have declared states of emergency amid the devastation.
After last yearâs Slater Fire near Happy Camp, California, âWe got spread out all over the place, said Hockaday, who said about 200 homes, including many belonging to Karuk citizens, were burned. âSome people have already sold their property and given up. But the tribe as a whole, weâre trying to build ourselves back and be strong.â