California Governor Gavin Newsom spoke on Wednesday about the state of the state’s myriad emergencies, including the coronavirus pandemic and the historic fires burning over much of the regio…
. Even more alarming, the state had seen 2.8 million acres blackened in just the past month.
Updating on some of the other fires, Newsom said the Creek Fire, which stands at 220,000 acres is “impacted by the historic drought” that ended in 2017. Millions of trees he said, weakened by drought and killed by beetles, were explosive kindling for the Creek Fire. “If you were ever in doubt about climate change,” said Newsom, “just take a look at the CZU fire. This is in what they refer to as an ‘asbestos forrest.'” By that, he meant the forest was contained many fire-tolerant redwoods and was situated in a coastal and cool environment. Nevertheless, he said, the CZU Complex Fire has burned nearly 90,000 acres.
Firefighters continued battling the 44,393-acre Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest on Wednesday after successfully protecting the Mount Wilson Observatory and nearby broadcast towers valued at more than $1 billion from approaching flames. “We all recognize our mutual responsibility…at better vegetation management,” said Newsom. He reminded listeners that California had recently entered “a partnership with the U.S. forest service to set controlled burns” and double the amount of vegetation cleared in the state.
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