66 wildfires blaze in the US: thousands of people evacuated due to unprecedented activity of the elements

Authorities in southwest Washington issued an evacuation order for thousands of homes as wildfires quickly spread across the region due to strong winds on October 16, reports Axios. This is the 66th wildfire raging in the US at the moment.

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An unusually large number of forest fires spread across Pacific Northwest, Intermountain West and Canada, as many areas of the western United States face "above-normal temperatures and minimum relative humidity," according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

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“Record high temperatures, dry weather, wildfire fears and air quality concerns continue in the Pacific Northwest,” the National Weather Service said in a forecast update on October 17 morning.

The Clark Emergency Services Agency expanded evacuation zones in response to the Oct. 16 fire, and they now affect 35 to 000 homes.

Where the fires rage

The fire at Nakia Creek in Washington, near Kamas, east of Vancouver, which prompted evacuations, is one of 66 major fires in the US, according to the latest NIFC data.

Twenty-four major fires broke out in Idaho, 24 in Montana, 22 in Washington and five in Oregon. California and South Dakota each reported one major fire. You can follow the development of the situation with forest fires in the United States on this link.

Currently, 66 major fires have burned about 350 hectares in six states. About 000 firefighters and support personnel are involved in the elimination of incidents.

Everyone is affected by these fires, and it can take a generation or more for rangelands to recover.

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The heat continues

Much of the western United States is in the grip of a climate change-driven drought that has exacerbated the risk of wildfires.

“The Northwest will be warmer than normal over the next several days,” the National Weather Service said in a forecast update on the morning of Oct. 17. — Some records can be set or broken by Pacific Northwest и Northern Rockies October 18th.

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