The West's historic drought in 3 maps
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Vast swaths of the West are experiencing a historic, unrelenting drought, the worst in the region in at least 20 years.
The season could alleviate the drought and fire conditions, but the long-term impacts of drought persist.
In California, drought conditions this summer were the most extreme in the entire 120-year record. Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide drought emergency proclamation. Firefighters have seen more than 8,000 fires this year, which torched nearly 2,500,000 acres so far, according to data from Cal Fire.
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