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Triple weather crisis grips US: Wildfire smoke, deadly floods and raging blazes hit millions

The United States is facing three simultaneous weather emergencies, with wildfire smoke blanketing parts of the East, catastrophic flooding continuing in Texas and dozens of large wildfires burning across the West. The hazardous conditions now stretch from the Great Lakes to the East Coast, as authorities respond to multiple climate-driven…

The Times of India · Jul 19

Eastern Washington wildfire forces evacuations and destroys homes

High winds drove a wildfire into an eastern Washington neighborhood, forcing the evacuation of about 1,500 people

The Independent UK · Jun 17

Federal Immigration Officers in Washington Arrest 2 Firefighters Tackling the State's Largest Wildfire

Two firefighters were recently detained by federal law enforcement while fighting the Bear Gulch fire in Washington state. The arrests appear to be immigration-related.

Reason · Aug 28, 2025

53 large wildfires burn across 12 U.S. states as dangerous heat wave looms

"Hot and dry conditions with very little rain will continue across the Plains, Texas, Southeast and Midwest."

Axios · Aug 1, 2022

‘All that’s needed is a spark’: why the US may be headed for a summer of mega-fire

An explosive spring season has already burned more land than the 10-year average, with summers only expected to intensify

The Guardian - US · Jul 7, 2022

California: explosive wildfire more than doubles in size overnight

Fast-moving Electra fire forces hundreds to evacuate and threatens crucial power infrastructure east of Sacramento

The Guardian - US · Jul 5, 2022

‘Turning the dial up’: US south-west braces for extended wildfire season amid drastic drought

A million acres have already burned across the country already, with La Niña bringing more severe dry climate

The Guardian - US · May 1, 2022