The Wasco County Sheriff’s Office ordered residents in more than 730 homes in the surrounding area to evacuate and closed a section of Interstate 84, which connects Portland to Idaho. Firefighters were conducting controlled burns to slow the fire’s spread into the night.

Right now, wildfires are raging across over 7 million acres of Western Canada’s boreal forest, a continuous blanket of conifers and growth that covers much of the country and is particularly susceptible to changes in the climate, like warmer temperatures and less snow or rain.

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The fire, which was burning near the town of Apple Valley, had exploded to over 4,200 acres since starting on Tuesday afternoon.

A wildfire in Oregon has prompted evacuation orders for hundreds of homes and the closure of nearly 20 miles of an interstate in the Columbia River Gorge.

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AccuWeather long range meteorologist Paul Pastelok said long-lasting stretches of deep blue sky may not return to the Northeast for weeks, or possibly even months.

“In the interest of public safety and wildfire prevention, access to these hiking areas is temporarily restricted to protect nearby communities and reduce the likelihood of catastrophic fire events,” stated Riverside County Fire Department Chief Bill Weiser in the release.

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