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More than 3 million acres have burned in western wildfires • Earth.com – Earth.com

Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory shows the extent of aerosols that were released from devastating wildfires in the western United States and traveled across the country.

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Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory shows the extent of aerosols that were released from devastating wildfires in the western United States and traveled across the country.
Even though climate scientists have anticipated that wildfires will intensify in the West, the scope of these fires has left many experts at a loss for words. 
Prolonged drought, record-breaking heat, unusually dry air, and fierce winds have all contributed to the fire outbreak.
We had a perfect storm of m…

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