Since last Monday, the Fairview fire has burned more than 9,700 hectares in this area of the state of California devastated by a fierce heat wave. At least two people were killed, apparently caught in the flames as they tried to flee.
“I haven’t seen a fire like this in Riverside County in my career,” Fire Division Chief John Crater said.
Added to this is the fact that the remains of Hurricane Kay, which hit Mexico, caused a tropical storm with strong winds that fanned the flames, according to the AFP news agency.
In this regard, the National Weather Service (SMS) warned that “up to 18 centimeters of water could fall in the area around the fire, creating a risk of flooding and mudflows in areas where the burned ground cannot absorb a sudden downpour.”
“We could go from a firefighting event to significant rain, mudslides, mudslides,” said Jeff Veik of the Riverside Fire Unit. “We have challenging days ahead of us,” he added.
Meanwhile, an evacuation zone was expanded to encompass more than 20,000 people.
The western United States has been in a historic drought for more than two decades that scientists say is worsening due to climate change caused by human activities.
Much of the countryside is parched and overgrown, creating the ideal setting for fast-moving and destructive wildfires. In this sense, climatologists specified that as the Earth continues to warm due to “the incessant burning of fossil fuels”, these conditions will worsen even more.
Source: Ambito
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