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October 5, 2020

California Wildfires Burn Over 4 Million Acres as Record-Breaking Fires Devastate South America
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The historic, climate-fueled wildfires in California have killed at
least 26 people and scorched over 4 million acres so far this year.
Cooler weather and rain forecast for later in the week could help
provide some relief to firefighters as they combat the blazes, including
the still-raging Glass Fire in Napa and Sonoma counties, which is now
26% contained.

Meanwhile, record heat in South America has triggered devastating
wildfires in Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina. The Brazilian Amazon is
seeing its worst fires in a decade, and the wetlands of Brazil and
Argentina are also seeing a dramatic loss of wildlife due to
record-shattering blazes.


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