nytimes July 20, 2021 12:01am The Bootleg Fire Is Now Generating Its Own Weather #globalwarming #wildfires #weather #california #forestsandforestry #oregon #bootlegfire #firesandfirefighters #lightning #science #news How Bad Is the Bootleg Fire? It’s Generating Its Own Weather. Unpredictable winds, fire clouds that spawn lightning, and flames that leap over firebreaks are confounding efforts to fight the blaze, which is sweeping through southern Oregon.