California and much of the western US are facing an unprecedented heat wave and many fire fronts.
Huge flames threaten Los Angeles in California, USA, the Fairview Fire that has been burning for days in the suburbs has doubled in size in less than 24 hours.
On the outskirts of the City of Angels, thousands of people have been asked to leave their homes while the fire has so far burned more than 77,000 acres, as announced by the fire department.
“The fire is progressing to the east, the south and in some areas that are north of the focus,” the fire department said.
The Fairview Fire has doubled its size since yesterday to nearly 20,000 acres. Here is a timelapse I created of the fire as seen from Idyllwild at an elevation of 6,000ft. #FairviewFire #Hemetfire #Hemet #Wildfire #RiversideCounty #Drought pic.twitter.com/hVlFZtI2cj
— kelvin (@kelvinkccheng) September 8, 2022
At the same time, California and much of the western US are facing an unprecedented heat wave and many fire fronts.
Two people have already died in the wildfire that broke out on Monday amid a heat wave that has been ravaging California as well as parts of Nevada and Arizona for a week.
With temperatures approaching 45 degrees Celsius in some places, California’s power grid is under heavy strain.
California’s Independent System Operator (ISO), which is responsible for the state’s power grid, yesterday renewed its call for citizens to “reduce consumption” from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., two hours longer than with previous announcements.
The mercury is expected to drop from today Friday thanks to the arrival of a cold front from Canada, according to forecasters. But this phenomenon brings with it the risk of strong winds, which may intensify the fires.
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