The massive Park Fire in California has already scorched an area larger than L.A.
![Grant Douglas pauses while evacuating as the Park Fire jumps Highway 36 near Paynes Creek in Tehama County, Calif., on Friday.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6048x4032+0+0/resize/6048x4032!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd4%2Fd5%2F3b7c145c4c7e9195e8a0a82b3fa1%2Fap24209429954284.jpg)
Rescuers are hoping cooler temperatures and more humidity could help slow the Park Fire, the largest this year in California. The blaze was one of several tearing through the western U.S. and Canada.
(Image credit: Noah Berger)
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