2021年加利福尼亚州山火

2021年加利福尼亚州山火是席卷美国加利福尼亚州的持续山火。截至2021年7月26日,全州有共517623英亩的土地受到影响,至少有400 座建筑物被野山火烧毁,7名消防员在灭火时受伤。

2021年加利福尼亚州山火
统计[1]
总火灾数7,003
总面积1,926,123 acre(779,474 ha)
建筑被毁2977
死亡0
受伤22
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在干旱、降雨量和水库水位均处于历史低位的情况下,加利福尼亚州山火出现的时间较往年更早。[2]仅在2021年1月,就有297场火灾,过火面积达1,171英亩(4.74平方千米)。[3] [2][4][5] [6]就出现的火灾次数而言,2021年的山火发生的次数已经超过了2020年加利福尼亚州山火。截至7月11日,与上一年相比,当年被火灾波及的土地面积是前一年的三倍之多,干旱、酷热和积雪减少加重了火灾的严重程度。[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

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