2021年加利福尼亞州山火
2021年加利福尼亞州山火是席捲美國加利福尼亞州的持續山火。截至2021年7月26日,全州有共517623英畝的土地受到影響,至少有400 座建築物被野山火燒毀,7名消防員在滅火時受傷。
2021年加利福尼亞州山火 | |
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統計[1] | |
總火災數 | 7,003 |
總面積 | 1,926,123 acre(779,474 ha) |
建築被毀 | 2977 |
死亡 | 0 |
受傷 | 22 |
山火季 | |
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在乾旱、降雨量和水庫水位均處於歷史低位的情況下,加利福尼亞州山火出現的時間較往年更早。[2]僅在2021年1月,就有297場火災,過火面積達1,171英畝(4.74平方公里)。[3] [2][4][5] [6]就出現的火災次數而言,2021年的山火發生的次數已經超過了2020年加利福尼亞州山火。截至7月11日,與上一年相比,當年被火災波及的土地面積是前一年的三倍之多,乾旱、酷熱和積雪減少加重了火災的嚴重程度。[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
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