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California wildfires: More ‘extreme’ activity pushes Dixie Fire close to 200,000 acres [The Sacramento Bee] Jul. 26—California’s largest wildfire of 2021, the Dixie Fire, continues to threaten thousands of homes in Butte, Plumas and Tehama counties. Nearly 5,500 personnel are now battling blaze, which ignited July 13 above the Cresta Dam in Feather River Canyon, Cal Fire’s Butte unit said in a Monday morning incident report. The Dixie Fire has burned 197,487 acres — more than 300 square miles — and destroyed close to two dozen structures. The state fire agency reported containme...

Satellite image shows heavy smoke from Dixie Fire, California's largest wildfire By Sharon Song Credit: NOAA INDIAN FALLS, Calif. - The Dixie Fire, raging in Butte and Plumas Counties, has now become California’s largest wildfire, exploding to roughly the size of New York City, and a chance of thunderstorms later this week potentially threatened to make the already dire situation worse. TOPSHOT - A firefighter sprays water on a propane tank as a home burns due to the Dixie fire in the Indian Falls neighborhood of unincorporated Plumas County, California on July 24, 2021. - The Dixie fire, w...

National News Winds stoke California's largest fire as blazes race across West INDIAN FALLS, Calif. (AP) — Erratic winds and the potential for dry lightning added to the challenges facing firefighters battling California's largest wildfire, one of numerous blazes burning Monday across the U. by Associated Press Jul. 26 2021 @ 11:05pm FILE - In this Saturday, July 24, 2021, file photo a firefighter passes a burning home as the Dixie Fire flares in Plumas County, Calif. The fire destroyed multiple residences as it tore through the Indian Falls community. Erratic winds and the potential for dr...

Winds stoke California’s largest fire as blazes scorch West Associated PressFILE - In this Saturday, July 24, 2021, file photo a firefighter passes a burning home as the Dixie Fire flares in Plumas County, Calif. The fire destroyed multiple residences as it tore through the Indian Falls community. Erratic winds and the potential for dry lightning added to the challenges facing firefighters battling California's largest... INDIAN FALLS, Calif. (AP) — Erratic winds and the potential for dry lightning added to the challenges facing firefighters battling California’s largest wildfire, one o...

Associated Press | July 26, 2021 5:25 pm Video: Wildfires raging across the West cast a smoky haze visible in Chicago. We discuss the situation with Rao Kotamarthi of the Atmospheric Science and Climate Research group at Argonne National Laboratory on “Chicago Tonight.” (Produced by Paul Caine) INDIAN FALLS, Calif. (AP) — Erratic winds and the potential for dry lightning added to the challenges facing firefighters battling California’s largest wildfire, one of numerous blazes burning Monday across the U.S. West. Thanks to our sponsors: Over the weekend, the massive Dixie Fire merged ...