This interactive map shows the total area burned since 15 August in America’s west, compared to different capital cities

Record-breaking wildfires are burning across the American west.

The blazes scorching parts of California, Oregon and Washington state have destroyed millions of acres, leveled entire towns and displaced hundreds of thousands. Dozens of people have been reported dead or missing.

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