As braces of Western United States for one week, marked by fire, storms and almost record high temperatures, authorities and experts warn against growing challenges of multiple natural risks.
The largest fire, Gifford Fire, located about 125 miles northwest of Los Angeles, burned 114,621 hectares and is 21% contained, according to the California Ministry of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), as Bloomberg says. Blaze caused the evacuation of 809 inhabitants and led to the closure of the National Forest Los Padres. Almost 4,000 firefighting crews and support staff are engaged in fighting fire, with at least seven injured, according to a joint statement of Cal Fire, American forest services and local agencies shared with news outlet.
California Battle of 15 active fires
California faces a total of 15 active fires, including the Fire Canyon, which consumed 5 370 acres across the Los Angeles and Ventura districts. In addition, the new fire near Fresno lit Sunday, but has only burned only about 10 hectares, reports news reports.
Meanwhile, Colorado is struggling with large fires that cause impaired air quality, especially in western areas such as Vail, according to the US National Meteorological Services, as reported by the news publication.
Canadian fire smoke affects the quality of the northern US
Smoke from Canadian fires also affects air quality in parts of the northern US. The upper peninsula of the Minnesota and Michigan issued a warning of the air quality due to the driving of smoke from Canadian forest fires. Despite the boundaries, there are parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba in similar warnings, the environment and the change of climate of Canada confirmed Bloomberg. Canada is currently fighting with 714 active fires, 166 outside control, according to the Canadian integral forest fire center. This year, Canadian fires burned 7.3 million acres, while the US recorded 42,854 fires that burned 3.5 million acres, on data from the US national inter -agent fire center, as stated.
Thermal advice and extreme warning of heat across the Western US
Counseling in heat and extreme thermal warning remains valid across mostly Western US, including California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Phoenix is expected to reach 108 ° F on Sunday, from a record 118 ° F on Thursday, the fifth highest temperature of the city ever recorded.
Temperatures are expected to rise in New York and northeast, with up to 12 records to be bound or broken in the next week, according to the US prediction center. It is assumed that in the northeast it is experiencing rising temperatures with a potential of up to 12 record maximum in the next week, the US prediction center of the weather was quoted as mentioned.
Milwaukee River Hits Record Crest
The flood watch also applies across parts of the Midwest, including Milwaukee, where the Milwaukee River in the Estabrook Park entered the record comb 11.19 feet and rose more than eight feet in one day, reportedly mentioned the US weather service. Wisconsin State Fair canceled its last day on Sunday due to flood damage.
The Hurricane Center in the Atlantic monitors two potential storms
In the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center monitors two potential storm systems far from the soil. One of them is a disorganized cluster of storms moving north with 20% chance of tropical development, while a wide low -pressure area outside Africa has a 70% chance to become a tropical storm or a hurricane.
Tropical Storm Dexter remnants bring heat to Great Britain and Ireland
Meanwhile, the remains of Tropical Storm Dexter are expected to bring warmer temperatures to the UK and Ireland in the whole Atlantic in Europe. The United Kingdom of Met Office predicts the maximum on Tuesday in London in London 33 ° C (91 ° F), which, according to the report, denotes a significant increase in heat.
(Tagstotranslate) Gifford Fire
