USA-California Wildfire
California, USA - Dec 17, 2017
1. Various of smoke from wildfire in Montecito, mountains shrouded in smoke
2. Various of mountains affected by wildfire
3. Various of trees burned by wildfire
4. Car running on highway
5. Various of trees burned by wildfire, ashes
6. Road sign, mountains
7. Mountains affected by wildfire
8. Houses in mountain
9. Mountain affected by wildfire
Forty-five percent of California's third largest wildfire — Thomas Fire — had been brought under control by Sunday, according to local authorities.
As the winds weakened on Sunday morning, the firefighters effectively kept the wildfire under control. The local weather service said the winds will further weaken in the next two days and the wind speed will drop to 10 to 20 miles per hour, which will help the firefighters contain the wildfire.
On Sunday, an evacuation order in Ventura County, which was hit hard by the wildfire, was lifted. Fueled by a new blast of the Santa Ana winds Saturday night, the fire was once out of control and 18,000 structures were under threat, prompting new evacuation orders.
The Santa Ana winds are strong, extremely dry down-slope winds that originate inland and affect coastal Southern California in fall and winter. They are known as "devil winds" for fanning regional wildfires.
By Sunday afternoon, the Thomas Fire, now ranked the third largest wildfire in the modern history of California, has scorched 269,000 acres, destroyed over 1,000 structures and killed two people including a firefighter in Southern California since it began on Dec. 4. Over 16,000 local residents have been evacuated.
In Cal Fire's list of the top 20 largest wildfires in the state that dates back to 1932, only two fires have burned more acreage in California this century: the Cedar Fire of 2003, and the Rush Fire of 2012, which burned 273,246 and 271,911 acres, respectively.
To contain the Thomas Fire, 8,400 firefighters have been sent and over 100 million U.S. dollars have been spent.
USA-California Wildfire
Dateline : Dec 17, 2017
Location : California,United States
Duration : 2'22
California, USA - Dec 17, 2017
1. Various of smoke from wildfire in Montecito, mountains shrouded in smoke
2. Various of mountains affected by wildfire
3. Various of trees burned by wildfire
4. Car running on highway
5. Various of trees burned by wildfire, ashes
6. Road sign, mountains
7. Mountains affected by wildfire
8. Houses in mountain
9. Mountain affected by wildfire
Forty-five percent of California's third largest wildfire — Thomas Fire — had been brought under control by Sunday, according to local authorities.
As the winds weakened on Sunday morning, the firefighters effectively kept the wildfire under control. The local weather service said the winds will further weaken in the next two days and the wind speed will drop to 10 to 20 miles per hour, which will help the firefighters contain the wildfire.
On Sunday, an evacuation order in Ventura County, which was hit hard by the wildfire, was lifted. Fueled by a new blast of the Santa Ana winds Saturday night, the fire was once out of control and 18,000 structures were under threat, prompting new evacuation orders.
The Santa Ana winds are strong, extremely dry down-slope winds that originate inland and affect coastal Southern California in fall and winter. They are known as "devil winds" for fanning regional wildfires.
By Sunday afternoon, the Thomas Fire, now ranked the third largest wildfire in the modern history of California, has scorched 269,000 acres, destroyed over 1,000 structures and killed two people including a firefighter in Southern California since it began on Dec. 4. Over 16,000 local residents have been evacuated.
In Cal Fire's list of the top 20 largest wildfires in the state that dates back to 1932, only two fires have burned more acreage in California this century: the Cedar Fire of 2003, and the Rush Fire of 2012, which burned 273,246 and 271,911 acres, respectively.
To contain the Thomas Fire, 8,400 firefighters have been sent and over 100 million U.S. dollars have been spent.
ID : 8068898
Published : 2017-12-18 16:26
Last Modified : 2017-12-18 21:33:00
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