July 19, 2021
Dozens of major wildfires burn in Oregon, Washington and California, forcing evacuations. More than one million acres have burned so far this year.
SHOW TRANSCRIPT
Ben Bell worries his Northern California home is in danger.
Near the tourist town of Belden, a raging wildfire forcing evacuations over the weekend. It’s one of 16 major fires burning in the Pacific Northwest.
Bell said, We re having a lot of fires every year and they re really, really bad. Just the mixture of hot, dry and drought and struggling trees, stressed forests, poor forest management.
Lightning storms in Northern California and Southeastern Oregon threaten to ignite even more fires.