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A pyrocumulus cloud from the Bootleg Fire drifts into the air near Bly, Oregon on July 16, 2021. The extreme drought-hit western United States braced for more wildfire destruction July 16, 2021 as efforts to contain a vast blaze scorching southern Oregon failed to progress, and dangerous dry lightning storms were forecast in California. The Bootleg Fire near Oregon's border with California grew overnight to 240,000 acres – larger than New York City, and by far the biggest active blaze in the US – while remaining just seven percent contained. (Photo by Payton Bruni/AFP Photo)
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