California, 1,400 hectares of forest burned.30 thousand people evacuated

A new fire is affecting the northern portion of California, which in recent days has recorded temperatures up to 46 degrees centigrade.

As it happens in other parts of the world, also the California, a region historically favorable for fires, è in flames.The northern portion of the American state, in particular, saw it go up in smoke 1,400 hectares of forests and prairies, in a great fire – baptized Thompson fire – broke out on Tuesday 2 July near Oroville.

Skyrocketing temperatures and drought make fires catastrophic

Also in this case, the fertile conditions for a new complicated season from this point of view were created very high temperatures which have been recorded in the area in recent days, with peaks of 46 degrees centigrade reached in some areas.Conditions also considered extreme by the US weather service, the NWS, which speaks of “numerous records broken”.

The flames, according to reports from the Oroville Mercury-Register, they have already imposed the evacuation of almost 30 thousand people.Vehicles and men were sent to the site, but according to the local fire chief, Garrett Sjolund, the conditions are particularly difficult and there are already four injured:"There vegetation it's dry and all it takes is a bit of strong wind to make the flames expand."

California Governor Gavin Newsom declares a state of emergency

Despite some improvements over the winter, in fact, California has been experiencing a permanent situation for two decades now drought.And this year's summer promises to be very hot and with little rainfall once again.The vegetation that has grown thanks to the rains during the bad season is therefore drying out and forming useful fuel for the flames.

The governor of the state, Gavin Newsom, he has already declared the state of emergency to be able to mobilize a larger number of material and financial resources:“As we enter the most difficult month of fire season, we are better prepared for pprotect communities at risk thanks to new tools and new technologies”.California authorities have also banned the use of fireworks for the national July 4 holiday.

The fire in question, among other things, burns a short distance from that of Camp Fire which he completely destroyed the village of Paradise, In the 2018, generating a catastrophe, with well 85 dead.