The phrase ‘natural disaster’ is going up in flames

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By Kate YoderSep 16, 2020, 3:59 am449 ptsHot
Wildfires recently turned the West Coast into a hazy orange hellscape, scorching a record-breaking amount of land in California and blanketing the whole region with lung-clogging smoke. The fires have already burned thousands of houses, driven Oregonians from their homes, and killed dozens of people. And it’s…

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