Drought Impact Reporter

One million acres already burned in Washington, Oregon in 2021
8/30/2021 11:22:14 AM

CATEGORIES:

Fire

AFFECTED AREAS:

Oregon
Washington

Start Date: 1/1/2021 - End Date: 8/15/2021

More than 1 million acres burned in wildfires in Washington and Oregon by Aug. 15, compared with about 52,500 acres by the same time in 2020, according to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center. Drought allowed the fire season to get a head start this year. KING-TV NBC 5 (Seattle, Wash.), Aug 16, 2021

Sources

KING TV 5 . Pacific Northwest wildfires have burned 1 million more acres in 2021 compared to this time last year - KING-TV NBC 5 (WA). Monday, August 16, 2021 https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/wildfire/pacific-northwest-wildfires-burned-20-times-more-land-2021-2020-washington-oregon/281-174c244d-5bed-4138-ad77-ffd663a828fc.

One million acres already burned in Washington, Oregon in 20218/30/2021 11:22:14 AM

One million acres already burned in Washington, Oregon in 2021
8/30/2021 11:22:14 AM