Conflict · Oregon fires · ArchiefOregon Fires: 30+ Blazes at 300K Acres, Smoke Seen from OrbitGeschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:22 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00At least 30 large wildfires are burning0:02across Oregon simultaneously, and the0:04Rogue Creek complex alone has scorched0:06more than 300,000 acres. The complex,0:08just one of the 30 active large fires,0:11is burning in conditions where moisture0:12levels are critically low, and each new0:15day without rain extends the window for0:17additional starts. More than half of0:19Oregon is facing severe drought,0:20according to ABC News, which means there0:23is no natural break on fire growth. The0:25landscape itself is fuel. An astronaut0:27aboard the International Space Station0:29captured this image, confirming from0:31above what the acreage counts from below0:33already made clear. The scope of this0:35fire season is measurable across a0:37quarter million miles of space.0:39Firefighting resources are now stretched0:41across 30 large incidents at once, and0:43fire season in the Pacific Northwest is0:45far from over. The Rogue Creek complex0:48remains uncontained, with the acreage0:50total expected to climb.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
