Two million hectares of land in California, Oregon and Washington state has gone up in flames and killed at least 36 people since early August. The fires have put climate change at the front of the debate in the lead up to the US presidential campaign as President Donald Trump insists the fires are down to poor forest management. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden called Mr Trump "a climate arsonist".
New Zealander, Violet Wilde lives in Portland Oregon.
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