Panhandle residents begin rebuilding, even as fight to contain fires continues

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The largest wildfire Texas’ history burned more than 1,500 square miles of rangeland in the Panhandle northeast of Amarillo in February and March 2024. Wildfires have become more frequent and severe in the Western United States because of warmer and drier conditions, factors that worsen because of climate change.

The full scope of damage still isn’t known, but some Panhandle residents have returned home. Firefighters continue battling the infernos.As firefighters work to put out the largest wildfire in Texas history, here’s a guide to fire weather watches, safety tips and how to find organizations collecting donations to directly help local residents, including farmers and ranchers.

Light rain and snow Thursday allowed firefighters to gain better control of the state’s largest-ever fire, which has killed at least two people.The five fires have burned more than a million acres — more than double the landmass of Houston — as residents have fled or sheltered in place.

 

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