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Smoke from the Western wildfires is so widespread, it reached New York City Hollie Silverman, Michael Guy and Joe Sutton, CNN Share This Smoke seen from the rooftop of the American Cooper Building at 1st Avenue in New York City. | Melvin Rodriguez (CNN) — Extreme heat and dry conditions are fueling raging wildfires in the western US, charring more than a million acres, requiring evacuations and creating smoky conditions visible from space. Smoke stretched early Wednesday all the way to the E...

Huge and intense Oregon wildfire creating its own weather Oregons "Bootleg Fire" is so intense its now creating its own weather. CNNs Dan Simon has more. Posted: Jul 20, 2021 4:20 PM Posted By: CNN As hot, dry weather conditions continue to fuel wildfires across much of the United States, the Bootleg Fire in Oregon has become so intense that its creating its own weather. The fire has scorched more than 606 square miles -- an area larger than Los Angeles and about half the size of Rhode Islan...

  As hot, dry weather conditions continue to fuel wildfires across much of the United States, the Bootleg Fire in Oregon has become so intense that its creating its own weather. The fire has scorched more than 606 square miles -- an area larger than Los Angeles and about half the size of Rhode Island. It grew to more than 388,350 acres overnight from Monday to Tuesday and is 30% contained, according to data from the InciWeb interagency website. Its one of at least eight large fires bur...

More ready to evacuate in Oregon as massive Bootleg Fire passes 340,000 acres CNN 4 hrs ago By Keith Allen, Joe Sutton and Susannah Cullinane, CNN © National Wildfire Coordinating Group/ZUMA Wire The Bootleg fire burns in southeast Oregon on July 12. Officials are warning more Oregon residents should prepare to evacuate as the Bootleg Fire scorches more than 340,000 acres, with a national fire official warning it could take a major weather event to subdue the flames. There ...

(Photo : Getty Images) The States Attains Preparedness Level 5  Wednesday morning, The Oregon National Guard was deployed to aid in the fight against the large Bootleg Fire, which was about 5% contained. The states attained the Preparedness Level 5 also known as PL5, and this implies that places could witness "complex incidents of wildland fire, which can possibly use up national wildland firefighting resources," as per guidance from the National Interagency Fire Center. Just three days after ...

Safety task force established to review condo laws in wake of Surfside building collapse Share Updated: 1:18 PM EDT Jul 7, 2021 Madeline Holcombe and Eric Levenson, CNN Safety task force established to review condo laws in wake of Surfside building collapse Share Updated: 1:18 PM EDT Jul 7, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript today, on behalf of one family whose loved ones are missing, we have filed a complaint and Miami Dade County and filed an emergency moti...

Tropical Storm Elsa is making landfall in Cuba, expected to head toward Florida CNN By Madeline Holcombe, Ralph Ellis and Michael Guy, CNN As Tropical Storm Elsa moves over western Cuba, it has weakened slightly, with winds down to 50 mph, according to the 5 p.m. ET advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Elsa made landfall along the south coast of Cuba with sustained winds of 60 mph, according to the 2 p.m. ET update from the center. The storm, which had winds of 65 mph earlier Monday, is...

Heat wave kills hundreds across Pacific Northwest, Canada Share Updated: 6:04 PM EDT Jul 1, 2021 Aya Elamroussi, CNN Share Updated: 6:04 PM EDT Jul 1, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript parts of Canada and the US Northwest are currently experiencing a record breaking heatwave. The high temperatures have been the cause of death of at least 233 people in british Columbia. As the mercury reached nearly 116 degrees, breaking an 84 year record by three degrees, pr...

Heat wave: Hundreds of deaths reported across Canada and the Pacific Northwest CNN 4 hrs ago By Aya Elamroussi, CNN © Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg/Getty Images A sign for a cooling center during a heatwave in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Temperatures in New York and the Northeast will soar again Wednesday, while the heat wave in the western U.S. and Canada is easing after causing blackouts and several deaths. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Coa...

Millions remain under heat warning as extreme temps grip Northwest Canada and US cities in the Northwest have reported their hottest temperatures on record, and more than 52 million people are under a heat warning or advisory from coast to coast. CNNs Jason Carroll reports. Posted: Jun 30, 2021 1:07 PM Posted By: CNN The extreme heat wave in the Northwest is beginning to subside in Seattle and Portland, Oregon, but much of the West will continue to deal with baking temperatures as millions re...