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Re: DesertDrifter post# 380928

Thursday, 08/05/2021 4:09:52 AM

Thursday, August 05, 2021 4:09:52 AM

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California’s largest wildfire explodes as hot weather threatens new blazes

Tuesday’s strong winds stoked Dixie fire, which grew to over 395 sq miles across Plumas and Butte counties


The Dixie fire jumps highway 89 north of Greenville in Plumas county, California,
on 3 August. Photograph: Noah Berger/AP

Guardian staff and agencies
Thu 5 Aug 2021 01.33 AEST

[...]

Heat waves and historic drought tied to climate change have made wildfires harder to fight in the American west. Scientists say climate change has made the region much warmer and drier in the past 30 years and will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive.

Nearly a hundred large, active wildfires are burning across 13 US states, engaging more than 20,000 firefighters and support personnel.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/04/california-west-coast-wildfires-weather

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