As huge swathes of the US west coast burn, the Governor of Oregon warns the state could experience its greatest loss of life and property from bushfires.
The temperate ecosystems of America's Pacific north-west rarely burns, but another unprecedented fire season along the US's west coast has caused temperate forests from Oregon to Washington state go up in flames.Several people have already lost their lives across the west coastBecause of its cool, wet climate, the Pacific north-west almost never experiences such intense fire activity.
Currently, there are a number fires burning simultaneously in the region, and already several deaths have been reported.The Pacific north-west is known for its dramatic mountainous landscapes. Elsewhere in the state, a fire burned more than 1,900 square kilometres of forest, brush and shrubland. Fires were also causing chaos in California, where thousands of homes were threatened on Thursday after winds whipped a blaze into a monster that incinerated houses in a small mountain community and killed at least three people.
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