# Wildfires scorch 11,900 square kilometers in US as 37 blazes remain active

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Podcast: [Headline News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/headline-news-207830)
Published: 2026-06-26T08:12:00+00:00
Episode link: 1_2720838
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Hot, dry weather and shifting winds are fueling 37 uncontained wildfires across the western US, with an area larger than the Caribbean nation of Jamaica burned nationwide this year.

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