Record dry conditions, lightning spark dozens of wildfires across Pacific Northwest

Record dry conditions, lightning spark dozens of wildfires across Pacific Northwest

The U.S. Forest Service is warning that hundreds of thousands of acres of forestlands across the Pacific Northwest are burning under record-breaking dry conditions this summer, without much relief in sight.A heat wave, a series of lightning storms and human activity have combined to start more than 60 significant fires blazing across Oregon and Washington.In just 48 hours, firefighters counted more than 2,000 lightning strikes, and over the week…