Forest fires in California have reached the border with Nevada: residents covered with a cloud of smoke

A wind-driven wildfire approaches Lake Tahoe, blanketing tourist spots with a cloud of smoke. More than 14 firefighters are fighting the fire element in the forests of California. Writes about it The Guardian.

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As the weather got hotter and the winds changed, the Caldor fire expanded to more than 213 square miles (551 km²), it is localized by 12%.

On Thursday morning, August 26, new evacuation orders and warnings were issued in Eldorado and Alpine counties as the flames approached communities near the famous Alpay Lake.

Residents of Christmas Valley, South Lake Tahoe, have been warned to be ready to leave.

Smoke obscured the usually blue sky over an Alpayan lake on the California-Nevada border, but pollution levels on the morning of August 26 dropped to "unhealthy," two levels lower than 24 hours earlier when it was "dangerous."

Meanwhile, a wildfire that has burned several homes near Los Angeles may signal that the region is facing the same dangers that burned the northern parts of the state this summer.

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A south fire in San Bernardino County broke out on August 25 in the afternoon, quickly burning several hundred acres and damaging or destroying at least a dozen homes and outbuildings in the foothills northeast of Los Angeles, fire officials said. Crews used shovels and bulldozers, orchestrated an aerial attack to keep fire out of the tiny townships of Little Creek and Scotland.

And although the fire element was localized, it caused concern, because the season of severe fires in southern California usually begins at the end of the year, when strong and dry Santa Ana winds come from the interior regions and blow towards the coast. After a few cooler days in the region, hot weather was expected to return by the weekend, which could increase the risk of wildfires.

In addition to the dangerously arid conditions, there are fewer and fewer firefighters in the region, said Lin Cieliet, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino National Forest.

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“Some of our employees who normally work in our forests are fighting fires in northern California, Idaho and Washington,” she noted. “We don’t have a full staff.”

Northern California is stoically fighting the largest fires in the United States. Since 14 August, the Caldor fire has destroyed 500 homes in the Sierra Nevada. It was localized by 12% and posed a threat to more than 17 buildings.

The Dixie fire, the second largest in the state's history (with an area of ​​1160 square miles), was 45% localized. He destroyed nearly 1300 objects.

There are 92 major fires burning nationwide. In Minnesota, dozens of homes, huts and outbuildings have been destroyed or damaged by the fire on Lake Greenwood.

The fire, which burns in the northeastern part of the state, destroyed 34 square kilometers of forest area. Forestry officials have decided to keep the popular Canoe Sanctuary in the border waters closed for another week, until September 3.

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