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“#Firefighters battle California blaze generating its own climate<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Thousands of US firefighters are battling a blaze in California that has grown so big it is generating its own weather system, with authorities warning conditions could worsen on Monday.<\/p>\n


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The flames have grown so large that they have created clouds that can cause lightning and high winds, which in turn can serve to fuel the fire.<\/p>\n

Around 5,400 firefighters were struggling to contain the inferno.<\/p>\n

“It could be a challenging day tomorrow. If these clouds get tall enough they do have the potential to produce lightning,” warned Julia Ruthford, the meteorologist assigned to the blaze.<\/p>\n

The Dixie Fire has been raging in the forests of northern California since mid-July, part of a climate crisis that has brought sweltering heat and an alarming drought.<\/p>\n

Wildfires are common in the state but this summer has been particularly incendiary. <\/p>\n

Fires have already ravaged three times more vegetation this year than they had at this time in 2020, the worst fire year in California’s history.<\/p>\n

Rescue workers have been dispatched from as far away as Florida to help contain the Dixie Fire and its pyrocumulus clouds. <\/p>\n

Despite its size, the fire has so far ravaged extremely remote areas, destroying the few dozen homes and small buildings in its path.<\/p>\n

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‘It’s been hard’<\/b><\/p>\n

Moving along steep slopes, the firefighters sometimes ride a train from which they can spray water on otherwise inaccessible areas.<\/p>\n

But in these weather conditions, “the embers can really easily travel<\/a> a mile ahead of the fire,” Rick Carhart, a spokesman for the firefighters, told AFP. <\/p>\n

This means places such as the village of Quincy, where evacuees are being housed, are also under threat, he added.<\/p>\n

“It’s been hard watching it relentlessly moving through our forested lands,” Peggy Moak, resident of a nearby village, told AFP. <\/p>\n

The infernos in California and neighboring Oregon have come unusually early in the fire season, driven by the multi-year drought, gusty winds, and a scorching start to the summer that experts have linked to climate change.<\/p>\n

In a golf course with yellowed grass, or a nearly dry lake, the signs of the drought that assists the flames are visible everywhere. <\/p>\n