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
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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.
Oh, my man.... I just flipped on the tele and got a look.
you can't replace a town like that. Fuuuuuckk.
There used to be a time where I ran around chasing disaster, hoping to help rebuild. Either I'm getting older or a little off my rocker but now I feel like just throwing my hands in the air and asking mother nature to stop shooting.