In Arizona, two firefighters died Saturday after a plane they were in crashed during a survey of a small wildfire in rural Mohave County. "The Bootleg Fire will see the potential for extreme growth today," the National Weather Service in Medford, Ore., tweeted Sunday. Erratic winds a concernTo the southeast, the largest wildfire of the year in California was raging near the border with Nevada. Death Valley in southeastern California's Mojave Desert reached 53 C on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service's reading at Furnace Creek. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)The National Weather Service warned the dangerous conditions could cause heat-related illnesses.

Source: CBC News July 11, 2021 23:03 UTC