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U.S. wildfire season exceeds 10-year average as 99 large fires burn
The U.S. wildfire season has surpassed the 10-year average for both the number of fires and acres burned, with 99 active large fires. Wildfires in Washington and Oregon have caused evacuations, power outages, and destruction of over 640 structures, while climate change is cited as a contributing factor to larger, more frequent fires.
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- Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes