Washington - Sana
Fires continue to destroy thousands of hectares of land in the western United States and Canada amid a severe drought with no sign of ending.
According to Agence France-Presse, entire regions of California were put on high alert yesterday in the face of the spread of many fires, and the burning fires near the famous Yosemite National Park, which is a center for mountaineering enthusiasts, were not cordoned off, while there was concern about the progress of the Dixie fire north.
2020 was the worst year in the recent history of fires in California, but 2021 may be ahead of it now.
The largest damage is recorded in neighboring Oregon, because of the dry weather and rising winds, the Botleg fire actually devastated more than 86,000 hectares and forced many residents to evacuate the area.
The fires also extend across the border in Canada, where an unprecedented rise in temperatures was recorded, and more than 35 new fires were monitored during the past two days. One of these fires extends over an area of more than forty thousand hectares, and about 900 homes have been evacuated.
Experts believe that this heat wave is directly related to global warming and the weather is not expected to improve in the coming days, according to Environment Canada, which is responsible for meteorology.
The American West is witnessing a devastating whirlpool. Arid soils and dry vegetation lead to favorable conditions for rising temperatures. Rising temperatures, frequent heat waves and reduced rainfall in some places are a typical combination of fires.
