Smoke clogs the sky above California as theOak Fire rages, burning more than 14,000 acres in centralCalifornia and prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to proclaim a state ofemergency. https://t.co/5W0h50pgi9 pic.twitter.com/vchhUcHOca
— ABC News (@ABC) July 24, 2022
当地时间7月23日,美国优胜美地国家公园附近爆发了一场丛林大火,火势快速蔓延,成为今年目前加州最大的野火之一。数千人收到疏散命令,2000多个家庭和企业的电力供应被关闭。
据美联社报道,根据加州林业和消防局的数据,这场橡树林大火于22日晚在该州马里波萨县、优胜美地国家公园西南方向起始,截至23日,燃烧面积已扩大到48平方公里。在这场野火向优胜美地附近蔓延时,消防员还在扑灭早些在该公园红杉林爆发的一场野火。由于橡树林大火的影响,加州州长纽森于23日宣布马里波萨县进入紧急状态。
塞拉国家森林发言人丹尼尔·帕特森(Daniel Patterson)表示,23日已对居住在人口稀少的农村地区数英里范围内的6000多人实施了疏散令。目前,超过400名消防员正使用直升机、救援飞机和推土机与大火搏斗,他们面临的条件恶劣——炎热天气、低湿度和几十年来最严重干旱导致植被处于极度干燥的状态。
加州消防局于23日发布声明称,截至当日早上,大火已经摧毁了10座住宅及商业建筑,另有5座建筑遭到损害,2000座建筑仍在大火的威胁下。目前起火原因正在调查中。
报道称,近年来,气候变化使美国西部在过去30年里变得更加温暖和干燥,加州每年都在经历越来越大、越来越致命的野火。科学家们表示,天气将继续变得更加极端,野火将更加频繁、并具有更大的破坏性和不可预测性。
#oakfire photo I took from the air at 4:32pm today. Looks likea monster. Stay safe everyone. pic.twitter.com/RPVM3nSNeY
— Matt Garr (@matt_garr) July 23, 2022
加州优胜美地国家公园上空出现的浓烟相当惊人。
The Oak Fire seen from a commercial flightnear Yosemite. Acres burned are at 14,281. That’s up 2,381 fromyesterday evening. #ABC10 pic.twitter.com/GPetmEVSSU
— Carley Gomez (@Carleygomez) July 24, 2022
Pyrocumulus cloud from the Oak fire burningnorth of Yosemite. Seen outside of Firebaugh, CA 7/22/22.
— 988SaveYourLife, MD (@walla003) July 24, 2022
Looked like a mushroom cloud. #climatechange #oakfire #centralvalley ?@CAL_FIRE?pic.twitter.com/yfxTGW70kv
A rapidly growing wildfire in Californianear Yosemite National Park destroyed 10 structures overnight andthreatened 2,000 more. Officials said the blaze, called the Oakfire, covered more than 6,500 acres and was zero percent containedSaturday morning. https://t.co/lxfzunRakF pic.twitter.com/sztK59Ucnt
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 23, 2022
美国加州优胜美地国家公园附近的“橡树大火”(OakFire)持续延烧。
Hundreds of firefighters are battling afast-moving fire burning near Yosemite National Park in California.A mandatory evacuation order was issued as the Oak Fire quicklyexploded to thousands of acres, according to state fire officials.https://t.co/GP1szQRLsCpic.twitter.com/JMw1QUhO0L
— ABC News (@ABC) July 24, 2022
橡树大火迅速蔓延,当地多条道路关闭。美国加州优胜美地橡树大火迅速蔓延。
Thousands evacuated as California's Oak Firegrows quickly https://t.co/dJY8ezt05u pic.twitter.com/Br6U3QB3Y9
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 24, 2022