People are fleeing their homes in northern California with the wildfires closing in on them. 4,000 fire fighters are battling the Butte Fire in Amador and Calveras counties, only four have been injured. California's forest and fire spokesman, Daniel Berant, said the state spent $212 million dollars fighting the fires in July. He also said that 275 homes and other buildings have been destroyed. These dangerous fires are being blamed on high temperatures and years of drought. So far it has claimed around 65,000 acres. South, in Fresno is the largest of the fires, Rough Fire, which has claimed 128,800 acres. About 3,000 fire fighters have that fire about 29% contained. Kings Canyon National Park has been evacuated and is being guarded to protect the famous Grove of Sequoia trees.
Many blame these fires on serious drought and warm, still warming temperatures. Most people would blame this on global warming, which is becoming a much bigger issue as Earth's population grows, deforestation continues, and people become less concerned with littering, gas emission, and water pollution. With the years of drought in California they don't have much water to waste on stopping the fires, but these fires are a top priority right now. In American history fires weren't always this bad. The biggest event in American history that I can relate this to is the Dust Bowl of 1933. Their were major droughts and dust storms were abundant. This environmental disaster caused many people to pack up and leave their homes, or lose their crops and livelihood, much like the people in California enduring the fires. I'm no expert on fighting environmental disasters, but I would seek aid from a state with water to spare to help fight these fires. No one would like to see the whole state of California burnt to a crisp.
Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34238228
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