The Reuters agency reported that a Wildfire is threatening the largest grove of giant sequoia trees in California's Yosemite National Park (Reuters*).
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Even though vegetation is resistant to fire, excessive drought, caused by climate change, has contributed greatly to the proliferation of fire.
The U.S. is having its worst wildfire year in more than a decade — about 1,9 million acres burned to date — roughly double the 10-year average, according to data from the National Intelligence Center Of fire.
Meanwhile, in Portugal the situation is not very different 😰
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The Portuguese government announced that, as of midnight this Monday (11), the country is in a contingency situation due to the high risk of fires (RTP News).
The fires in recent days left 27 people slightly injured, including firefighters, police and the public. Rescue services rescued 41 people, most of them residents affected by the smoke (AFP).
This Monday (11), firefighters managed to control the two forest fires that hit the center of Portugal, but the country remains on alert due to the heat wave predicted for this week, where thermometers will reach 45ºC in several Portuguese regions.
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Curto Curatorship:
- Portugal activated the European Civil Protection Mechanism to request emergency assistance for fires in the central part of the country and already has help from the European Commission (Diário de Notícias).
- Portugal and California will learn from each other to fight and prevent fires (Public).
(Photo at top: AFP)
(*) Translated by Google Tradutor
