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Record wildfire burns amid drought on Hawaii’s Big Island By CALEB JONES, Associated Press Published: August 2, 2021, 1:21pm Share: 2 Photos A firefighter uses a drip torch to ignite vegetation while trying to stop the Dixie Fire from spreading in Lassen National Forest, Calif., on Monday, July 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) Photo Gallery HONOLULU Firefighters have gotten more control over a wildfire in Hawaii that forced thousands of people to evacuate over the weekend and destroyed at least two homes on the Big Island, but officials warned strong winds Monday could raise the danger again. Authorities have lifted evacuation orders but warned they could be reinstated at any time and that people should be ready to go. ....
Crews also battled major blazes in northeast Washington and northern Idaho. Nearly 22,000 firefighters and support personnel were battling 91 large, active wildfires covering 2,813 square miles in mostly western states, the National Interagency Fire Center said. A historic drought and recent heat waves tied to climate change have made wildfires harder to fight in the American West. Scientists say climate change has made the region much warmer and drier in the past 30 years and will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive. The U.S. Drought Monitor reported last week that while a robust monsoon has delivered drought-easing rainfall to the Southwest, critically dry conditions persist across Northern California and the Northwest, where there has been an expansion of âexceptional drought,â the worst category. ....
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