Heat-fueled wildfires tear through U.S., consuming thousands of acres

Amid record heat, more than 90 wildfires are raging across the U.S., and Southern California is facing extreme heat later this week, which will cause the wildfire danger to spike, the excessive heat even affecting helicopters, which can only take off with half-loads and fly slower than usual so as not to tax their engines.

Heat-fueled wildfires tear through U.S., consuming thousands of acres

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