8.7K views · 112 reactions | WILDFIRE EVACUATIONS: The Caldor Fire is moving swiftly towards South Lake Tahoe where it has already destroyed 450 homes in the region, significantly worsened air quality and put the city under a state of emergency. | CBS Evening News | Facebook

20K views · 196 reactions | The unpredictable nature of the #CaldorFire has shocked even our veteran photographer Dave Grashoff, who himself had to be escorted out of danger this morning as flames quickly moved into the area he was in. Latest information here: https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/08/17/caldor-fire-el-dorado-county-evacuation-updates/ | CBS13 CBS Sacramento | Facebook

25K views · 266 reactions | The Caldor Fire is one of nearly 90 large blazes in the U.S. Fires in California have destroyed around 2,000 structures and forced thousands to evacuate while also blanketing large swaths of the West in unhealthy smoke. Climate change has made the West warmer and drier in the past 30 years and will continue to make the weather more extreme and wildfires more destructive, according to scientists. | Washington Post | Facebook