Wildfires continue to burn across US west coast as smoke reaches Europe

Forecast for rain in Pacific north-west prompts hopes of improved firefighting conditions as Newsom says: ‘The facts are the facts’ As wildfires continued to burn across America’s west coast, with smoke reaching as far as Europe, California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, issued a stark warning on climate, saying: “The facts are the facts.” Forecast rain for the Pacific north-west prompted hopes on Thursday of improved fire fighting conditions in Washington state and Oregon, parts of which have been decimated and swathed in the world’s worst air quality. Continue reading...
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