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A haze from wildfire smoke lingers over the gutted Medford Estates neighborhood in the aftermath of the Almeda fire in Medford, Oregon, U.S., September 10, 2020. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Factbox: Five of the largest wildfires ever to hit the US West

While wildfires typically erupt in states west of the Rocky Mountains in late summer, climate change has made matters worse by contributing to greater extremes in wet and dry seasons, scientists say

A fire burns a tract of the Amazon jungle in Agua Boa, Mato Grosso state, Brazil September 4, 2019/ Reuters

Brazilian Amazon fires surge in July

A geiger counter measures a radiation level at a site of fire burning in the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, outside the village of Rahivka, Ukraine April 5, 2020. Picture taken April 5, 2020/ Reuters

Fire raging near Ukraine's Chernobyl poses radiation risk

Smoke rises after fires burn through the Amazon rainforest in Rondonia state, Brazil, on August 24, 2019. Photo Bloomberg

Catastrophic fires released billions of tonnes of CO2 in 2019

Thick plumes of smoke rise from bushfires at the coast of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia January 4, 2020 in this aerial picture taken from AMSA Challenger jet/ Australian Maritime Safety Authority Handout via Reuters

Fires, storms and floods cost $150 billion in 2019

Sydneysiders urged to stay indoors as Australian bushfire smoke blankets city

Sydneysiders urged to stay indoors as Australian bushfire smoke blankets city

Firefighters tackle the Dexter fire on a hillside near Riverside, California, US October 30, 2019/ Reuters

Twin Southern California wildfires menace Reagan Library, Getty Museum, homes

Firefighters battle a wind driven wildfire in the hills of Canyon Country north of Los Angeles, California, US October 24, 2019. Reuters/Gene Blevins

Fast-moving fires near Los Angeles force more than 40,000 to flee

Firefighters battle a wind-driven wildfire called the Saddle Ridge fire in the early morning hours Friday in Porter Ranch, California, US, October 11, 2019/ Reuters

Firefighters curb Los Angeles wildfire, evacuation orders lifted

Firefighters battle a wind-driven wildfire called the Saddle Ridge fire in the early morning hours Friday in Porter Ranch, California, US, October 11, 2019/ Reuters

One dies as Los Angeles wildfire forces 100,000 to flee

PG&E works on power lines to repair damage caused by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, US November 21, 2018.Reuters/Elijah Nouvelage

Power cut to millions as California faces heightened wildfire risks

Wildfire prompts evacuations in Canary Islands

Wildfire prompts evacuations in Canary Islands

A general view of the mountain valley obscured by smoke taken from the Glen Alps trailhead of Chugach State Park in Anchorage, Alaska, US, June 29, 2019/REUTERS

Alaska’s heat wave fuels dangerous smoke, melts glaciers