phosphorusSuddenly, the sky over the Sierra Nevada darkened. Over the burning forests on the border between California and Nevada, the pungent yellow smoke now gleams with an ominous gray. The downpour not only brings heavy rain. Sleet and hail can also hit the earth. Everything is over after twenty minutes. The sky cleared up. Soon after, the heat returned.
After two extremely dry summers in the western United States, the soil was very dry and could not absorb water. The thunderstorm did not bring any relief to the firefighters. The wind has blown up, and now it’s just that the fire is spreading faster. The Tamarack fire is one of dozens of fires in the western United States. In California, people learned to coexist with flames. But not in July. The forest fire season usually starts in late summer. The fire was preceded by a heat wave, with a record temperature of 52 degrees Celsius.Now they are spreading burn In the coniferous forests of the Sierra Nevada at an alarming speed.
After the thunderstorm, the Gaoshan County Sheriff’s Office announced that it would evacuate other areas around Markliville. The fire has now destroyed 16,000 hectares of land. The operation center pointed out that there are still vacancies in the emergency shelter. Anyone who needs help to evacuate should be in front of the “Mad Dog Cafe”.
In front of a café on the outskirts of Macleaville, an old man was hanging a sign on the fence: “Thank you, fireman.” A woman in dark blue pants and a T-shirt walked out the door. It’s Kim Jackson. The 55-year-old Californian only bought the cafe in January. She actually runs a pickup truck dealership in Carson City, the capital of Nevada, less than an hour’s drive away.
Lightning hit the national forest
Jackson wore a volunteer’s dark blue uniform Firemen From Gaoshan County. Her current evaluation of the National Forest Service is not very good. Many lands in this area are managed by the U.S. Forest Service. On July 4th, the Independence Day of the United States, lightning struck the state forest. The fire started like this. But the staff of federal agencies did not think this was a problem. Jackson said: This is a small fire; they said everything is under control. In fact, controlled fire is part of the fire prevention here.
But this is one of the reasons for these fires. Jackson rolled his eyes and said, “You can control them until they are no longer under control.” In mid-July, the smoldering fire turned into a big fire. ????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????? Jackson complained that the fire should be dealt with immediately after the lightning strike. The forest authorities play with the livelihoods of the people. The region is dependent on tourism: thousands of people come to hike and bike in summer, and ski in winter. Lake Tahoe is also only 30 miles away. But no one entered the burnt forest, Jackson said. Politicians talk about climate change. “I don’t know if I believe it.” The authorities should do their job. Jackson said that she didn’t know how long she could be in the “Mad Dog Cafe”. When the evacuation call comes, she will pack her things.
At a crossroad not far from the cafe, a police car blocked the local road leading to Macleaville. This is a small village with 200 inhabitants, located in the middle of the forest. Time and time again, residents drove to the crossroads and asked the police to allow only a short entry so that they could quickly take things out of the house. The police waved aside: “No, there is no chance,” they shouted friendly. This is too dangerous. The fire is now moving fast.
