So far this year 142,477 acres have been scorched by wildfires in the state of California
A wildfire in California that has ripped through more than 9,000 acres in just 48 hours is threatening to burn parts of the Yosemite National Park.
Some 59 large wildfires are raging in 12 states and have so far burned through 863,976 acres , the National Interagency Fire Center has reported.that while the cause of the fire is still being investigated, extreme heat in the region is thought to be a factor. The other blaze in the Beckwourth Complex fire – the Dotta fire – which started June 30 and has so far charred 670 acres, is now 99% contained.
Las Vegas, Nevada, tied its hottest temperature ever at 117 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday as St George tied Utah’s statewide record, also 117 degrees that day.As of Monday 142,477 acres have been torched by wildfires in the state, which is 103,588 more acres than during the same time period last year, Cal Fire said in a tweet on Monday.
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