Strong winds, drought, record heat. For days, New Mexico (USA) has been grappling with a vast fire in Calf Canyon, as reported by the international media, and the weather forecasts do not promise improvements in the short term: indeed, the conditions favorable to the spread of the fire should last until next week, according to American experts. For this the governor of the state, Michelle Lujan Grishamurged citizens via Twitter to quickly leave the areas in which the evacuation obligation was triggered.
But overall, at least six fires are being fought across New Mexico, the worst of which burned the mountains and canyons just east of the capital, Santa Fe, in an extremely hot, windy and dry climate that Grisham called “the worst possible set of conditions for any fire. “
Climatic conditions likely contributed to spreading the Calf Canyon Fire, considered the second largest fire ever to occur in New Mexico, claims the US site. Axios. After all, the south-western area of the state is facing “the most severe and extensive drought for at least 1,200 years and studies show that this drought – writes Axios – is linked to man-made climate change “.
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The prospects are far from bright. “A relentless period of high winds and dangerous weather conditions will exacerbate the threat across New Mexico,” authorities said. The Calf Canyon fire has grown to 170,000 acres, about 690 square kilometers – nearly 90 percent of New York City, for example – as many as there are acres of land that burns on average throughout the season. summer in the American southwestern state. At least 170 houses would have been engulfed by flames, for 16 thousand people evacuated, authorities said.
According to forecasts, Arizona and some areas of Colorado, where Boulder County was devastated by flames in December 2021, would also be at risk. The hope is that at the end of May, or in June, the rains pushed by the so-called Mexican monsoon can bring some relief.
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