The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a alert for a large sector of the southwest of the country and the state of CaliforniaUnited States, for extreme temperatures that will begin this Tuesday and last until next Thursday, and can reach up to 108 °F (42 °C).
On the California side, The Central Valley will bear the worst part., where the extreme heat wave anticipates the beginning of the summer season in the region. In that sense, the medium NBCNews cited data shared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, from where They warned that 2024 will be one of the five warmest years in historyand has a chance of becoming the warmest year on record.
According to the NWS, much of the interior of california (including the area of the San Francisco Bay), southern Utah and southern portions of Arizona and Nevada are under an excessive heat advisory. The cities mentioned are Barstow, Morongo Valley, Mesquite, Overton, Bullhead City, Lake Havasu City, Kingman, Yucca and Wikieup.
Likewise, the The city of Sacramento is one of those that remains expectant before the arrival of high temperatures. The meteorologist of the National Weather Service in the city, Eric Kurth, warned that “it is coming early” and maintained that “the heat is already here and we have to prepare.”
Fire risks due to the heat wave in California
Last weekend near the Tracy community, California, in the Central Valley, the first fire of the season related to excessive heat occurred. Called Corral Fire, The fire quickly spread to 14,000 acresforced authorities to close Interstate 580 and prompted evacuations.
The Corral Fire in California spread to 14,000 acres.
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In dialogue with the aforementioned media, Cecile Juliette, public information officer of the Department of California. of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), explained: “Typically, we see a lot more fire activity in July, August and September. This is simply indicates that people should be prepared to evacuate at any time“.
Specialists point out that, as temperatures increase in the region, the snow cover melts rapidly, drying and exposing the vegetationcausing it to become fuel for fires.
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