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August 6, 2021

Dixie Fire Grows to Become Sixth Largest in California History
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In California, powerful winds and dry conditions have caused several
wildfires to explode in size, including the massive Dixie Fire, now the
sixth largest in California history. The fire, north of Sacramento,
almost completely burned downtown Greenville and has consumed an area
larger than Los Angeles. Six of the largest 10 wildfires in California's
history have happened since 2020. Elsewhere in Northern California,
officials shut down a hydroelectric power plant at Lake Oroville after
the reservoir reached a record low level amid a searing drought. 


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