Wildfire Smoke Is Smothering the USEven Where You Don't Expect It

Published: Aug. 14, 2018, 7:32 p.m.

b'America is on fire \\u2026 again. More than a million and a half acres are burning in 15 states, from Arizona to Alaska. More than 3,000 firefighters are working to contain the Mendocino Complex Fire 100 miles north of San Francisco, now the largest in California history, and over the weekend, lightning strikes sparked dozens of new wildfires across the state of Washington. Near Mount Shasta, the deadly Carr Fire has so far incinerated 1,077 homes, forced mass evacuations, and killed eight.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'