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Numbers explain how and why West bakes, burns and dries out

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(AP) — The US West is getting hit with a triple whammy of record heat, megadrought and wildfires — and just a handful of numbers explains the how and why of this wild and deadly weather.

A potential all-time record or two may have been set in Death Valley. June was the hottest on record. And less than 1% of the West is not in drought or abnormally dry.

Summers in the West have warmed by 2.7 degrees in just 30 years. In 20 years the number of acres burned by wildfire has doubled on average.

Scientists say this is climate change in action.

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Friday

07/10/2026

Sunny

105° / 72°

0%

Saturday

07/11/2026

Partly Cloudy

104° / 77°

0%

Sunday

07/12/2026

Partly Cloudy

102° / 78°

1%

Monday

07/13/2026

Mostly Sunny

100° / 77°

5%

Tuesday

07/14/2026

Sunny

103° / 77°

0%

Wednesday

07/15/2026

Sunny

103° / 76°

0%

Thursday

07/16/2026

Mostly Sunny

102° / 76°

1%

Friday

07/17/2026

Sunny

102° / 78°

3%