Thousands of hectares burned by California’s Park Fire | DW News

US firefighters are racing to contain over 100 active fires in the country's west. The so-called ‘Park Fire’ – the largest in California this year – doubled in size over the weekend, scorching an area bigger than the city of Los Angeles. Firefighters have been working in milder temperatures and higher humidity, but the blaze continues to grow. It has destroyed more than 100 structures and forced thousands of people to flee their homes.

For more on this, we talk to Tori Norville. She's a Fire science advisor at the University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources. She observes and researches wildfires in the Western US. We ask her what's different about this year's wildfires compared previous ones.

00:00 Park Fire rages in California
00:28 Intervew with fire science advisor Tori Norville

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