A forest fire that has been burning in New Mexico for 40 days is considered today to be the largest ever recorded in the history of this State. Due to its spread, a small ski resort as well as villages in the drought-affected mountains east of Santa Fe were evacuated.
Due to the winds that do not say to stop, the fire has burned an area almost equal to that of Los Angeles, while destroying hundreds of homes and other buildings in the Sangre di Cristo Mountains.
Residents of the Sipapos ski resort and communities 21km south of Taos were ordered to leave late Sunday night as the flames approached the Pekos Wildernes forest.
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The fire, which authorities have dubbed Hermits Peak & Calf Canyon (“Hermit Peak and Calf Canyon”), has burned 1,210,000 acres, surpassing the previous record of 2012. It has been brought under control by 27%, according to the Santa Fe Forest Service. The first outbreak broke out on April 6, when the Forest Service failed to contain a scheduled firefight aimed at preventing larger forest fires. He then joined another front, the causes of which are under investigation.
The fire destroyed forests that had been used for years by residents of the Spanish-Indian communities to obtain building materials and fuel.
On Sunday, smoke engulfed Santa Fe Square, a tourist town of 84,000. Experts point out that climate change has reduced the amount of snow in the mountains and dried up the forests, while due to the drought of the last 25 years, the trees are dying from diseases and weeds.
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