Wildfires in Oregon block out the Sun

K.O. SWINGER said

the governor just announced that over 5000 square miles of forest are currently on fire in the state of Oregon. Most of these fires have zero containment at this time . many small communities destroyed and hundreds of structures and homes gone. with no numbers of loss of lives being given at this time. These fires we're fueled by 25 mile an hour winds that made inferno's down from the Cascades and pushed into the valleys. They went from 500 Acres to ten thousand acres in a few hours

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Wow, I've experienced a lot wildfires here in NM, but nothing like that. 5000 square miles is a lot. To add perspective, there is roughly 40,000 square miles of federal and state public land in the Four Corners states, NM, AZ, CO, UT. 30 years ago, 10,000 acres was a huge fire, now it's really nothing.

Funny how the best country burns first. The Ruidoso file burned the some of the coolest country there is in this state, near the highest southernmost peak in lower 48, Sierra Blanca. An island in the sky destroyed. I hope you fare ok.