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Saturday, July 17, 2021

At least 70 large wildfires burning in US west as fears mount over conditions

Bootleg is now the largest US forest fire at 281,208 acres and just 22% contained as ‘excessive heat’ forecast

At least 70 large wildfires are burning across the US west and nearby states – engulfing more than 1m acres in flames – as fears mount that shifting conditions can worsen an already dire situation. Significant areas of these states are in the grips of drought conditions that are considered “extreme” and “exceptional” – the most severe categories.

Related: Heat exhaustion, apocalyptic scenes: what it’s like fighting the US’s biggest wildfire

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