Share:The US is combatting 91 active large wildfires across much of the western half of the country that have already burned over 1.8 million acres, the National Interagency Fire Center reported on Monday. The center recorded fires in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, California, Alaska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and Minnesota. The majority of the fires – 56 – are burning in Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. "Large fires from northeast Washington through northern Idaho into western and central Montana were very active yesterday," the center said on its website. The center warned of "above normal significant fire potential" that will continue through September in the northwestern US, the northern Rocky Mountain range, and parts of the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain areas.

Source: The Nation August 02, 2021 16:07 UTC