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Oregon’s wildfire season is exploding early—over 1.3 million acres already burned by mid-August, more than all of last year and on pace to break records. A mid-July lightning storm ignited dozens of fires in central and eastern Oregon, which combined with scorching, dry, windy weather, sent flames racing. Six massive fires each exceeding 100,000 acres and over 50 active blazes are currently burning, forcing evacuations and choking communities with smoke. While this year’s fires are mostly in grasslands and sagebrush—faster-spreading but less intense than 2020’s forest infernos—the danger isn’t over. Fire season could stretch into October without rain.

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