Wildfires highlight need for climate action, Biden says

US President Joe Biden gathered governors from several western states to discuss the ongoing wildfire disasters afflicting several communities, and address ways to reduce fire risks

President Joe Biden spoke Friday with governors of several western US states where severe wildfires are devastating communities, telling them the crisis highlights the urgent need for action to stem climate change.

"We can't ignore how the overlapping and intertwined factors of extreme heat, prolonged drought and supercharged wildfire conditions are affecting the country," Biden told the governors of seven western states, including California, Oregon and Montana.