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Southern California Wildfire Is So Fierce It’s Creating Its Own Weather

OUT OF CONTROL

The Line Fire in San Bernardino County has so far razed 17,459 acres, and created its own weather system with thunderstorm-like clouds made from smoke and lightning strikes.

A photo showing the Line Fire in Southern California in September 2024.
Etienne Laurent/Reuters

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