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Large western US blaze forces evacuations as lightning forecast Issued on: 17/07/2021 - 02:18 Helicopters loaded with water flew over the Bootleg Fire, 27 miles northeast of Klamath Falls, near Bly, Oregon Payton Bruni AFP 4 min Los Angeles (AFP) The extreme drought-hit western United States braced for more wildfire destruction Friday as efforts to contain a vast blaze scorching southern Oregon failed to progress, and dangerous dry lightning storms were forecast in California. The Bootleg Fire near Oregon's border with California grew overnight to ...

By Brisa Colon, CNN Updated 9:16 PM ET, Fri July 16, 2021 In this photo from September 7, 2020, a firefighter fights the Creek Fire in Madera County, California. (CNN)Despite an "exhaustive investigation," the US Forest Service announced Friday the cause of the largest single fire in California's recorded history is undetermined. The Creek Fire, which burned more than 379,000 acres in the mountains of Fresno and Madera counties for months last year, destroyed more than 850 structures and spawned two firenados amid the state's worst fire season on record. Lightning is the most probable cau...

High temperatures hitting Northern California, how are people dealing with it? "We're just doing the best we can. We've got lots of shade, lots of umbrellas and obviously misters out here as well. We've got lots of beer and obviously free ice water as well." Posted: Jul 10, 2021 7:34 PM Posted By: Action News Now, Chico CHICO, Calif. - With temperatures in the Chico area staying well over 100 over the weekend, health safety is a big concern. Still, a few hours after sunset, the temperature on Friday night was still around 90 degrees in Chico. "We're down here for fires so we have to be prep...

Commentary: EarthTalk by Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss - Wildfires' health risks linger Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss June 10, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail How has all the wildfire smoke in the West over the last few summers impacted human health? And what can we do to stay safe amid the smoke? Blanketing the atmosphere with thick veils of black smoke and turning skies a hazy orange hue, wildfires have ravaged the Western U.S. as long as anyone can remember. Though wildfires are natural and a critical component of a healthy forest ecosystem, unusually large and lengthy fires have now become the norm a...

Rising between the Coast Range and the Shasta-Lassen stretch of the Cascades in Northern California, the Trinities are a landscape of imposing alpines, lush forested valleys, serene glacial lakes, and cascading creeks. Considered a remote and rugged wilderness, the Trinity Alps offer prepared hikers...