BREAKING- ‘There’s a firestorm in Washington' 400sq miles burned. Obama attributes wildfires to climate change

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Obama attributes wildfires to climate change


Obama has asked Congress for $615 million in emergency spending to fight Western wildfires. He said spending on such fires has increased over the years.

He says, "A lot of it has to do with drought, a lot of it has to do with changing precipitation patterns and a lot of that has to do with climate change."

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Dan Poss ‏@PossPhotography · 19m
Giant smoke cloud from the wildfire in #Leavenworth visible from Seattle.

Brian Monahan, KIRO7 ‏@BMonahanKIRO7 · 31m
What are you seeing near #Seattle? That big mushroom cloud is a pyrocumulus cloud


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‘There’s a firestorm in Washington right now:’ 80 homes destroyed as wildfire grows to 265 square miles

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CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Devastating wildfires have now scorched nearly 170,000 acres and destroyed dozens of homes in north-central Washington, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

Governor Jay Inslee planned to visit some of the places that have been hit the hardest hit.

“Simply put, there’s a firestorm in Washington right now,” Inslee said. “The growth of this fire is almost unprecedented.”

Janet Pearce of the Washington state Department of Natural Resources said the four fires had not been contained as of Friday morning. An estimated 80 homes were destroyed and cell phone service was knocked out. There were no reports of injuries or missing persons.

Flames came over a hill in Pateros and spilled into the town’s valley Thursday, Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers said. The entire town of Pateros, roughly 650 people, was evacuated, he said, and most of the homes caught fire.

The Carlton Complex fire exploded from about 47,000 acres Thursday to 168,713 acres on Friday. Inslee said there is extreme danger with this fire that moved 20 miles overnight.


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