New York. In the midst of the worst drought in more than 150 years, the new yorks and some of your neighbors are called to free each “raindrop” while fires have consumed thousands of hectares in the states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, in the north-east of the country.
New Jersey authorities announced this Wednesday a drought warning, the second of four levels, and New York has been in the first of the monitoring levels since November 2, after recording the driest October since 1869 In Connecticut, authorities also issued a drought warning.
The epidemic currently affects more than half of the United States, according to the National Drought Relief Center.
“We don’t know what awaits us, but prepare for the worst,” New York State Governor Kathy Hochul said the day before.
New York City authorities, which manage the largest municipal water supply system, announced that reservoirs are at 62 percent of capacity this year compared to 76 percent a year ago.
“It may be challenging to change our daily routines, but it is essential that we all work, heed instructions to conserve water and use the extreme caution outside to reduce the risk of wildfires will be reduced as dry conditions continue across the state,” New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said Wednesday.
To avoid “harder” measures, authorities recommend that citizens take short showers, turn off the tap when washing their hands, brushing their teeth and washing dishes and filling the washing machine well, as well as delaying the car wash and Don’t flush the toilet unnecessarily. .
The New York Fire Department is also asking citizens to notify authorities of possible hydrant leaks.
“An open hydrant can release more than 3,785 liters per minute, which consumes 5.3 million liters of drinking water in 24 hours,” says a message on Instagram.
Increase in fires
Historically low rainfall, above-average temperatures, along with strong winds, are also fueling an increase in fires ravaging the region.
Since the beginning of October, the New Jersey Wildfire Service has responded to 537 fires, an increase of more than 1,300 percent from the same period last year.
From October 21 to November 11, Connecticut recorded 150 fires.
In New York, between October 29 and November 12, 229 fires were recorded, the highest number in two weeks in the city’s history, according to the Fire Department.
Rail traffic between New York and Connecticut was affected by a fire the previous day.
Most of the fires “have been small” compared to the west coast of the country “because the forests are small,” said Steve Cohen, a professor specializing in Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management at the University Columbia, to AFP.
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“There is little doubt that the drought has been exacerbated by climate warming and we can expect more such events in the future,” he predicts.
2024-11-13 21:15:00
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