Drought worsens in California as region faces more triple-digit heat, making it tougher to control the wildfires kake.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kake.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Burned vehicles smolder at a property during the Dixie fire in the Indian Falls area of unincorporated Plumas County.
By Hollie Silverman and Joe Sutton, CNN
Oregon’s fierce Bootleg Fire has destroyed more than 400 structures and 340 vehicles since it began three weeks ago, officials said Tuesday.
The blaze has grown to 410,731 acres and remains at 53% contained, according to an Inciweb update.
The Bootleg Fire has destroyed 161 residences and 247 outbuildings.
Cooling temperatures and the likelihood of isolated showers through Wednesday are expected to help the fight. But aggressive fire behavior is expected to return later in the week as temperatures rebound and rise, according to Inciweb.
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Montana issues air quality warning due to wildfire smoke
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By Steve Almasy and Dave Alsup, CNN
Smoke from the Western wildfires has prompted officials in Montana to issue air quality warnings in a dozen counties.
“Air quality across the state ranges from MODERATE to UNHEALTHY, with the worst air quality concentrations occurring in the southern half of the state, south of the I-90 corridor. Air quality has worsened this morning, and will likely continue to worsen through Tuesday,” Montana Department of Environmental Quality announced in a news release.
The department issued an air quality alert for Beaverhead, Carbon, Gallatin, Lewis and Clark, Madison, Missoula, Park, Pondera, Powder River, Powell, Ravalli and Sweet Grass counties. The state has 56 counties.
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