U.S. wildfire season exceeds 10-year average as 99 large fires burn

Wildfires in Washington and Oregon have forced evacuations, caused power outages and burned hundreds of thousands of acres as firefighters battle dozens of massive fires across the Pacific Northwest. Why it matters: The blazes are among 99 active large fires burning across the U.S. as this year's wildfire season exceeds the 10-year average for both the number of fires and acres burned, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. So far this year, 45,835 fires have burned more than 5.2…