A fire that continues to grow. A fire, began on July 4, is currently devastating the tourist site of the Grand Canyon in the United States in the state of Arizona and the situation has never seemed so uncontrollable. The authorities announced on Saturday, August 2 that 46,500 hectares of vegetation left for smoke. Since this week, the fire has been considered a megafeu.
If for the moment, only 11% of the fire has been dominated, the almost 1,200 firefighters present in the place fight against the climatic conditions against them. The FIRES National Center is on the great fire of the vegetation of the year, according to the New York Times.
According to CNN, the intense and dry heat and strong winds have resulted in explosive growth in the famous “Dragon Bravo” fire, destroying a large part of the confinement progress made from the beginning of the fire.
A strong economic report that is expected
Saturday, Grand Canyon managers reported critical climatic conditions, […] With strong winds and low humidity. “” The teams will continue to strengthen the lines and use airplanes to support land operations in resistant terrain, “said a publication published by the National Park on its X account.
According to experts, Lightning began the first fires on July 4, the United States Independence Day. At first, firefighters opted for a directed burning, instead of suffocating immediately, to try to dominate the fire. But, due to the climatic conditions in favor of fire, the latter quickly became uncontrollable.
If you are not going to be a victim, a hotel complex has been burned, Grand Canyon Lodge. The same for 80 buildings, including several homes. The northern shore of the Grand Canyon is now totally prohibited from the public until the end of the season. A catastrophic situation for the park economy, while the latter welcomes 5 million visitors per year.
Fire has created its own weather
The governor of Arizona, Katie Hobbs and the American senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego requested an independent investigation so that the light is made for the reasons why the federal authorities did not extinguish the fire immediately.
This Megafeu is even more disturbing since it created its own climate, according to CNN. For at least a week, pyrocuse was observed more than 7,000 meters above sea level above fire.
These clouds are formed when the ground on the ground is very intense. If the fire is even more extreme, the pyrocumulus can give way to Pyrocumulonimbus, a fire storm, which generates rays, wind bursts and sometimes turned. An ideal cocktail to relive or strengthen fires in the area in question.
This Sunday morning, the Megafeu was heading to the neighboring states of the Natural Park, Utah and California. In addition, another fire, this time located north of Arizona, makes the authorities fear that the two fires are in the following days.
Source: BFM TV
