In California, powerful winds and dry conditions have caused several wildfires to explode in size, including the massive Dixie Fire, now the sixth largest in California history. The fire, north of Sacramento, almost completely burned downtown Greenville and has consumed an area larger than Los Angeles. Six of the largest 10 wildfires in California’s history have happened since 2020. Elsewhere in Northern California, officials shut down a hydroelectric power plant at Lake Oroville after the reservoir reached a record low level amid a searing drought.