Rebecca Falconer
Wildfires in Northern California near the border with Oregon have triggered evacuation orders and road closures in rural communities, as a record heat wave envelopes the Pacific Northwest.
The big picture: Red flag warnings and heat alerts were in effect as firefighters battled 20 wildfires that lightning from thunderstorms ignited Monday in the Klamath National Forest, as Redding, Northern, Calif., hit a daily record high of 112°F Wednesday.
Of note: While the other blazes were quite small, the Head fire had razed up to 4,000 acres on Wednesday, per Inciweb — which noted firefighters were facing “an extremely dynamic situation across the forest.”
Meanwhile, five large fires were burning in Oregon, where air quality advisories were issued for multiple counties in the center of the state.
By the numbers: The Klamath National Forest blaze was one of three large fires burning across California Wednesday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
Context: Studies show that climate change is leading to larger, more frequent and intense wildfires in much of the West and across the world.
Courtesy: (Axios)
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