{
  "id": 466260,
  "title": "‘Unprecedented, dangerous territory’: US north-west reckons with a summer of historic wildfires",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/unprecedented-dangerous-territory-us-north-west-reckons-with-a-summer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T11:00:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/10/us-wildfires-pacific-north-west"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Extreme conditions in Washington and Oregon have fueled fast-moving fires, leaving the region draped in toxic plumes – and the danger isn’t over Piles of twisted metal and ashen debris line the cul-de-sacs where the tranquil suburbs of Spokane, Washington , once stood. The scale of devastation from a historic fire season of wildfire in the Pacific north-west has come into sharper focus as…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}