多图:加州野火肆虐,近12万人撤离家园
加利福尼亚州北部的野火已经延烧771,000英亩,并且继续威胁着加州其他地区的安全。
从圣克鲁兹到纳帕谷和瓦卡维尔,加州发生的野火已经超过560处,据加州政府官员形容,大部分野火发生的原因是“史上少有的雷击”。热浪使问题进一步恶化。
到目前为止,已经有5人在火灾中遇难,超过11.9万人不得不撤离家园。加州林业与消防局仍在加紧灭火,其中有多场是该州最近几年规模最大的野火。一场野火使大盆地红杉国家公园(Big Basin State Park)受到严重破坏,给这里的红杉林造成了巨大威胁,其中有些红杉树的树龄已逾千年。
加州北部的空气质量问题依旧严峻,圣克鲁兹和圣何塞附近的许多地区在周五公布的空气质量堪忧,成为全球污染程度最严重的地区。面对野火肆虐,加州出现了消防员不足的情况。在之前的野火中,加州曾出动州立监狱的囚犯志愿者灭火,志愿者可以换取减刑和少量报酬。但今年,由于监狱的新冠疫情需要许多囚犯接受隔离,因此可以调用的囚犯志愿者减少。
本周早些时候,加州呼吁相邻各州为灭火提供支持。已经有10个州表示将提供协助。
在上周五召开的新闻发布会上,加州州长加文•纽森表示,SCU和LNU大规模闪电山火的覆盖面积接近45万英亩,在该州近期历史上分别排在第七位和第十位。他还表示,周末预计将出现“季风型天气状况”,可能使情况更加复杂。
译者:Biz
加利福尼亚州北部的野火已经延烧771,000英亩,并且继续威胁着加州其他地区的安全。
从圣克鲁兹到纳帕谷和瓦卡维尔,加州发生的野火已经超过560处,据加州政府官员形容,大部分野火发生的原因是“史上少有的雷击”。热浪使问题进一步恶化。
到目前为止,已经有5人在火灾中遇难,超过11.9万人不得不撤离家园。加州林业与消防局仍在加紧灭火,其中有多场是该州最近几年规模最大的野火。一场野火使大盆地红杉国家公园(Big Basin State Park)受到严重破坏,给这里的红杉林造成了巨大威胁,其中有些红杉树的树龄已逾千年。
加州北部的空气质量问题依旧严峻,圣克鲁兹和圣何塞附近的许多地区在周五公布的空气质量堪忧,成为全球污染程度最严重的地区。面对野火肆虐,加州出现了消防员不足的情况。在之前的野火中,加州曾出动州立监狱的囚犯志愿者灭火,志愿者可以换取减刑和少量报酬。但今年,由于监狱的新冠疫情需要许多囚犯接受隔离,因此可以调用的囚犯志愿者减少。周三,加州瓦卡维尔,一名男子试图救下一栋房子,却只能眼睁睁看着它被大火烧毁。
本周早些时候,加州呼吁相邻各州为灭火提供支持。已经有10个州表示将提供协助。
在上周五召开的新闻发布会上,加州州长加文•纽森表示,SCU和LNU大规模闪电山火的覆盖面积接近45万英亩,在该州近期历史上分别排在第七位和第十位。他还表示,周末预计将出现“季风型天气状况”,可能使情况更加复杂。(财富中文网)
译者:Biz
Northern California is fighting off a a series wildfires that have scorched 771,000 acres and continue to threaten parts of the state.
More than 560 fires have started, from Santa Cruz to Napa to Vacaville, mostly caused by what California officials have described as a “historic lightning siege.” A heat wave has exacerbated the problem.
So far, five people have died in the fires and more than 119,000 others have had to evacuate from their homes. Cal Fire, the state’s fire authority, continues to battle the fires, including some of the largest in recent state history. One fire burned through Big Basin State Park, home of redwood trees, some of which are more than 1,000-years old.
Air quality across in Northern California continues to be an issue with some areas near Santa Cruz and San Jose reporting some of the world's worst pollution levels on Friday. And the state is struggling to provide enough firefighters to help contain the blazes. During previous wildfires, California has used state prison inmates who volunteer for reduced sentences and a small amounts of money. But this year, access to those volunteers has dwindled as coronavirus outbreaks in prisons requires many inmates to be quarantined.
Earlier this week, California called for support from surrounding states to fight the fires. Ten have said they would send help.
At a news conference on Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said fires at the SCU Lightening Complex and the LNU Lightening Complex, which have burned nearly 450,000 acres combined, rank as the seventh and tenth largest fires in recent state history. He also said the weekend is expected to bring “monsoon-type weather conditions,” which could complicate matters.