40 h. ago Weekend lightning storms spark a handful of fires in northeast Washington during hottest, driest time of year

Weekend lightning storms spark a handful of fires in northeast Washington during hottest, driest time of year  The Spokesman-Review

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7 d. ago Guest Opinion: The West is on fire as Washington fans the flames

Guest Opinion: The West is on fire as Washington fans the flames  Three Forks Voice

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8 d. ago Monsoonal storms upend Burning Man, soak Yosemite and spark lightning fires across the West

Monsoonal storms upend Burning Man, soak Yosemite and spark lightning fires across the West  Los Angeles Times

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1 week ago Flat Fire in Oregon Doubles in 24 Hours to More Than 18,000 Acres

More than 1,000 homes in Oregon were under some kind of evacuation because of the Flat fire, which was one of many wildfires burning in the West, amid hot weather.

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1 week ago Lightning fires spark as storms sweep over Angeles National Forest

Lightning fires spark as storms sweep over Angeles National Forest  NBC4 Los Angeles

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3 w. ago UPDATE: West Seattle power outage for 500+ customers, blamed on pole fire

UPDATE: West Seattle power outage for 500+ customers, blamed on pole fire  West Seattle Blog...

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3 w. ago Flash floods in North Carolina as extreme heat, critical fire danger continues West

The summer of deadly flash flooding continues, with two people killed by flash flooding near Spring Hope, North Carolina, when their car was swept away by flood waters.

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