- A wildfire near Yosemite National Park fueled by drought and high temperatures has become the most extensive burning in California. [USA Today / Celina Tebor]
- Since Friday, the Oak fire has burned nearly 17,000 acres and forced 3,000 people to flee their homes. Though the fire slowed on Sunday, thousands of buildings remain at risk. [New York Times / Thomas Fuller]
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state emergency activating several agencies to respond to the blaze. [CNN / Jason Hanna, Rebekah Riess, Sara Smart, and Andy Rose]
- The latest fire comes as firefighters battle the nearby Washburn fire, which threatened a grove of giant sequoias and is over 80 percent contained after burning for two weeks. [SF Gate / Amy Graff]
- As climate change causes warmer temperatures and drier conditions in the West, California wildfires are becoming more destructive and unpredictable. [Associated Press / Noah Berger and Christopher Weber]
- Meanwhile, 65 million Americans faced extreme heat warnings on Monday. Temperatures are expected to cool in the Northeast but remain dangerously high in parts of the South and Pacific Northwest. [Washington Post / Matthew Cappucci]
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