On the 23rd, the mountain fires in California continued to burn. The fire has become the worst mountain fire in California's history, with an area of over 4, square kilometers, killing at least six people and evacuating hundreds of thousands of residents. It is predicted that the local area will still face thunderstorms and windy weather in the future, which may trigger more fire spots.

on the 22nd local time, the federal government of the United States announced the California mountain fire as? Major disaster? , allowing the allocation of federal funds to assist in disaster relief.

SBS Broadcasting Corporation of Australia reported on 22nd that California Governor Gavin newsome had asked Australia and Canada to help put out the fire in the state. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) also added that at the same time, several other States in the United States are also on the way to help California.

California mountain fires have been burning since July, which is far from being controlled. Multiple factors have led to the continuous spread of California mountain fires.

Geographically, the specific topography of California leads to drought in late summer and early autumn. The Sierra Nevada in the east blocked the warm and humid airflow, causing the air from the inland to turn into hot and dry wind after crossing the foothills, which is called foehn. Is there anything special in California? Santa ana wind? Also known as? Devil wind? . ? Santa ana wind? It will pass through the dry Mojave desert and become a dry and hot airflow. These two winds have a great boost to the formation and spread of fire.

In addition to the climatic factors of high temperature and drought, California Governor newsome said on the 21st that nearly 12, lightning strikes were recorded in California in the past 72 hours, and extreme weather and lightning led to the further spread of mountain fires. The fire department said that due to thunderstorm weather and the increasing number of new fire spots, the fire still showed no signs of being effectively controlled.

The epidemic situation in COVID-19 also made the fire fighting resources scarce, making it more difficult to put out the fire. According to the California Fire Department, about 96% of the local fire resources in California have been used, and they are under great pressure to run out of resources. According to Reuters, the California government has requested assistance from Canada, Australia and 1 states in the United States, including Oregon.

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