# The US Is Having One of Its Worst Wildfire Seasons in a Decade

https://mins.news/en/item/13252

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-04 19:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-04/the-us-is-having-one-of-its-worst-wildfire-season-in-years?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a723dc469018900011c15c8

> The United States is going through one of its most severe wildfire seasons in years. Fires have burned across millions of acres and driven thousands of people from their homes. Washington state is among the affected areas, with blazes also reported elsewhere. A winter with little snow in Western states left forests unusually ready to ignite.

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