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 |
| 山火季 | |
← 2020年
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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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