In Oregon, entire towns have been decimated by the fires. Across the West, there are nearly 100 major wildfires burning, with approximately 5 million acres lost, about the land mass of New Jersey.
Here & Now‘s Tonya Mosley checks in with Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Monica Samayoa.
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