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July 16, 2021

Smoke Blankets Much of North America as Western Wildfires Grow in Size
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Raging wildfires in the western United States and Canada are filling the
sky with smoke across much of North America. Hazardous air quality was
reported Thursday in Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and
Minnesota, with hazy conditions as far east as New York. In California,
a rapidly growing wildfire prompted officials to order the evacuation of
a community just 10 miles from the town of Paradise, which was almost
completely destroyed by a fire three years ago. In Oregon, the massive
Bootleg Fire has now consumed an area larger than New York City.


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