Oregon’s historic Bootleg Fire now 84% contained but has scorched over 400,000 acres
Oregon’s vicious Bootleg Fire was 84% contained as of Tuesday but is not expected to be fully extinguished until October.
Two California Wildfires Merge, Threaten Thousands of Homes
Thousands of homes in Northern California are under threat from two wildfires that recently merged, as dozens of other fires continue to burn across the western United States.
Oregon wildfire changing the weather, over 500 square miles scorched, officials
The vicious Oregon Bootleg Wildfire is beginning to change the weather as it spreads out of control, leading to an increase in evacuations and chaos along the way, officials say.
‘Conditions They Have Never Seen Before’: Deadly Wildfires Ravage Nearly 1 Million Acres Of Land Across Western US
Wildfires in the Western U.S. have continued to rage as the area faces extreme temperatures and historic drought.
Bootleg Fire, one of dozens raging in the West, creates ‘firenado’ near Oregon-California border
Scores of major wildfires were raging virtually unchecked across the West on Tuesday as an unrelenting heat wave and historic drought turned a wide swath of the nation into tinder.
Western drought brings another woe: voracious grasshoppers
A punishing drought in the U.S. West is drying up waterways, sparking wildfires and leaving farmers scrambling for water. Next up: a plague of voracious grasshoppers.
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