Summary: One person died and 10 homes burned in a fire that started Saturday, September 26th, in Carmel Valley, California. Two nearby communities are under evacuation. The fire has burned 1,200 acres already and is only 10% contained, according to CalFire, the state wildfire fighting agency. Three other people have died so far in this summer's fires; All three are older than 65. There has been 2 other recent wildfires in Northern California and they have destroyed more than 1,000 homes and hundreds of outbuildings. The Valley Fire has burned down 585 homes through Sonoma, Napa and Lake counties over the course of a week. It has destroyed hundreds of other buildings and burned more than 70,000 acres of land, according to Cal Fire. The Butte Fire has destroyed 511 residences and more than 330 outbuildings in the course of at least 10 days. As of Saturday, many of the other current fires burning in California were nearly 100% contained, and the Valley Fire and Butte Fire were mostly contained. The American West has had one of its worst fire seasons this year according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Nearly 9 million acres have burned so far this year compared with 3 million over the same period in 2014. The drought California has faced for four years is to blame.
Analysis: The drought in California has impacted it negatively for a long time now. I think drastic measures should be taken to keep the Californians safe and prevent any more homes from being destroyed. Ben Brumfield wrote this article on Monday, September 21st., and the article doesn't seem biased at all because there's nothing to be biased about. This reminds me of the diseases that the English settlers brought with them to the New World and gave to the Natives. The fire is like the disease, spreading uncontrollably through a large area of land. The land can represent the Natives, unable to do anything but suffer through the fire (disease).
Link: http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/20/us/california-wildfires-homes-burned/index.html
I agree with the fact that it spreads very much like disease did in colonial times. It is very sad to hear but a quick solution must be found!
ReplyDeleteI agree as well. California should have the same chances that we do for water.
ReplyDeleteCalifornia is taking steps to reduce its homeless population, and I think that this should be the next thing that they try to fix. It is very saddening that these people's homes have been destroyed, and I hope that they are getting as much help from the government as possible
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