{"id":320976,"date":"2021-08-10T23:03:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T20:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nearly-900-buildings-destroyed-by-massive-california-fire\/"},"modified":"2021-08-10T23:03:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T20:03:48","slug":"nearly-900-buildings-destroyed-by-massive-california-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nearly-900-buildings-destroyed-by-massive-california-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nearly 900 buildings destroyed by massive California fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Nearly 900 buildings destroyed by massive California fire<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\"Nearly
\n In this satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies the Dixie Fire burns in Northern California on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. Credit: Satellite image \u00a92021 Maxar Technologies via AP
\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history kept pushing through forestlands on Tuesday as fire crews tried to protect rural communities from flames that have destroyed hundreds of homes.<\/p>\n


\n <\/section>\n

Clear skies over parts of the month-old Dixie Fire have allowed aircraft to rejoin nearly 6,000 firefighters in the attack this week.<\/p>\n

“Whether or not we can fly depends very much on where the smoke is. There’s still some areas where it’s just too smoky,” said fire spokesman Edwin Zuniga.<\/p>\n

Burning through bone-dry trees, brush and grass, the fire by Tuesday had destroyed nearly 900 homes and other buildings. Much of the small community of Greenville was incinerated during an explosive run of flames last week.<\/p>\n

But the reports are “definitely subject to change” because assessment teams still can’t get into many areas to count what burned, Zuniga said.<\/p>\n

The Dixie Fire, named for the road where it started, also threatened 14,000 buildings in more than a dozen small mountain and rural communities in the northern Sierra Nevada.<\/p>\n

Crews have cut thousands of acres of new fire lines aimed at preventing the fire from spreading and officials believe the fire lines created on the blaze’s southern side will hold the fire at bay there, but the fire’s future is unknown, authorities said.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\"Nearly
\n This Aug. 7, 2021 photo shows a classic Chevrolet El Camino that was lost along with the home of “Pete” Reyna Wednesday evening in Chicago Park. About a two-hour drive south from the Dixie Fire, crews had surrounded nearly half of the River Fire that broke out Wednesday near the town of Colfax and destroyed 68 homes and other buildings. Evacuation orders for thousands of people in Nevada and Placer counties were lifted Friday. Credit: Elias Funez\/The Union via AP
\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“We don’t know where this fire is going to end and where it’s going to land. It continues to challenge us,” said Chris Carlton, supervisor for Plumas National Forest.<\/p>\n

Temperatures are expected to rise and the humidity is expected to fall over the next few days, with trip<\/a>le-digit high temperatures possible later in the week along with a return of strong afternoon winds, fire meteorologist Rich Thompson warned Monday evening.<\/p>\n

The fire that broke out July 14 had grown to an area of 762 square miles (1,973 square kilometers) and was just 25% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.<\/p>\n

The Dixie Fire is about half the size of the August Complex, a series<\/a> of lightning-caused 2020 fires across seven counties that were fought together and that state officials consider California’s largest wildfire overall.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\"Nearly
\n The melted metal from a pickup truck’s rims ran down the driveway of this Chicago Park home after the River Fire burned through here Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021. About a two-hour drive south from the Dixie Fire, crews had surrounded nearly half of the River Fire that broke out Wednesday near the town of Colfax and destroyed 68 homes and other buildings. Evacuation orders for thousands of people in Nevada and Placer counties were lifted Friday. Credit: Elias Funez\/The Union via AP
\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Gov. Gavin News<\/a>om on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for northern Shasta, Trinity and Tehama counties. The declaration frees up state resources to help fight fires in those counties and give assistance to residents impacted by the blazes.<\/p>\n

California’s raging wildfires are among some 100 large blazes burning across 15 states, mostly in the West, where historic drought conditions have left lands parched and ripe for ignition.<\/p>\n

The Dixie Fire is the largest single fire in California history and the largest currently burning in the U.S. Nearly a quarter of all firefighters assigned to Western fires are fighting California blazes, said Rocky Oplinger, an incident commander.<\/p>\n

Heat waves and historic drought tied to climate change have made wildfires harder to fight in the American West. Scientists have said climate change has made the region much warmer and drier in the past 30 years and will continue to make the weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive. The fires across the West come as parts of Europe are also fighting large blazes spurred by tinder-dry conditions.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\"Nearly
\n The sky turns read as the sun sets behind the Rocky Mountains obscured by smoke flowing along Colorado’s Front Range from wildfires across the West Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, in Denver. Forecasters predict that the hot weather will persist through the week ahead as will the constant flow of smoke, which has enveloped the Intermountain West for weeks. Credit: AP Photo\/David Zalubowski
\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Northwest of the Dixie Fire in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, hundreds of homes remained threatened by two fires that continued to grow. About a third of the McFarland Fire was contained. New evacuation orders were issued Monday for residents near the Monument Fire, which was only about 3% contained.<\/p>\n

South of the Dixie Fire, firefighters prevented further growth of the River Fire, which broke out last Wednesday near the community of Colfax and destroyed 68 homes. It was nearly 80% contained.<\/p>\n\n

\n

Aircraft help fight California wildfire as smoke clears\n <\/p><\/div>\n

\n

\n \u00a9 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\n

Citation<\/strong>:
\n Nearly 900 buildings destroyed by massive California fire (2021, August 10)
\n retrieved 10 August 2021
\n from https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2021-08-massive-california.html<\/p>\n

This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no
\n part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n