The Dixie Fire that incinerated much of the gold rush-era town of Greenville threatened more than 10,000 buildings in the northern Sierra Nevada. It had engulfed an area larger than the size of New York City.
GREENVILLE, Calif. — People living in the scenic forestlands of Northern California found themselves facing a weekend of fear as wildfires threatened to reduce thousands of homes to ashes.
Wind-driven flames destroyed dozens of homes and most of Greenville's downtown on Wednesday and Thursday, and also heavily damaged Canyondam, a hamlet with a population of about three dozen people. The fire reached Chester but crews managed to protect homes and businesses there, officials said. That was two days ago. Since then, Mays has been living in the parking lot of Lassen College in Susanville. Her husband stayed behind to maintain some water tanks firefighters were using. It’s just her, a miniature pinscher chihuahua named Jedidiah and a pit bull named Bear.
Heat waves and historic drought tied to climate change have made wildfires harder to fight in the American West. Scientists say climate change has made the region much warmer and drier in the past 30 years and will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive. About a two-hour drive south from the Dixie Fire, crews had surrounded about a third of the River Fire that broke out Wednesday near the town of Colfax and destroyed nearly 90 homes and other buildings. Evacuations for thousands of people in Nevada and Placer counties were lifted Friday. Three people, including a firefighter, were injured, authorities said.
Smoke from the fires blanketed central California and western Nevada, causing air quality to deteriorate to very unhealthy levels. Air quality advisories extended through the San Joaquin Valley and as far west as the San Francisco Bay Area, where residents were urged to keep their windows and doors shut.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
PG&E’s corporate bonds take a lashing as Dixie fire ragesThe Dixie Fire in Northern California, already the state's eight largest ever, burns a small Gold Rush-era town overnight and prompts area evacuations, weeks...
Leer más »
Dixie Fire grows 50K acres overnight, becomes 6th largest wildfire in California historyThe extreme fire behavior of Wednesday night was fueled by low humidity and strong winds, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection .
Leer más »
California’s Dixie Fire decimates mountain town of GreenvilleIn pictures: Greenville, a thriving mountain town in northern California, has been reduced to ashes by the deadly Dixie Fire. Read more here👇🏽
Leer más »
Dixie Fire explodes to largest blaze in U.S., third largest in California historyDEVELOPING: Dixie Fire explodes to 432,000 acres, now the 3rd largest wildfire in California history. 7 of the largest wildfires in California history have all ignited since 2018.
Leer más »
California's Dixie Fire explodes in size, now the nation's largest wildfireThe fire, which obliterated much of the small town of Greenville, California, on Wednesday, grew by 110 square miles overnight.
Leer más »
Dixie Fire becomes largest single wildfire in California historyThe Dixie Fire burning in two Northern California counties is now the largest single wildfire in recorded state history, exploding in size overnight as drought-stricken lands continue to fuel the flames
Leer más »