In Doyle, California, firefighters were unable to stop the wildfires from spreading to nearby residential areas due to the high winds. — © AP
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The weather gods have been targeting the United States for the past few days. New Yorkers are still recovering from the torrential rain that Tropical Storm Elsa has poured over their city and region. And meanwhile, California is groaning under an unprecedented heat that is leading to wildfires.
–The streets of New York were flooded in no time and subway stations were flooded. — © via REUTERS
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Tropical Storm Elsa, which made landfall in Florida a few days ago from the Caribbean, hit the US states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. In New York City, highways were flooded and several subway stations were transformed into a swimming pool in no time. More than 300 planes were grounded.
–Americans try to cool down in Southern California’s Whitewater River, which has been hit by an unprecedented heat wave. — © AFP
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While the New Yorkers had to shelter from the apocalyptic rainfall, the Californians tried to cool down in rivers and streams. Their region has been struggling with extreme heat for several days, with temperatures flirting with records. A temperature of 54 degrees was recorded in California’s Mojave Desert last Friday, the highest value in 108 years. In Palm Springs, the record of 49 degrees was reached on Saturday, and that already for the fourth time this year. The highest warning level applies in large parts of California and Nevada.
–The strong wind caused flames to spread to nearby residential areas. — © AP
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As feared, serious fires have broken out here and there. The extreme heat, which is accompanied by drying out of the trees, causes forest fires that are still fanned by the strong wind. As a result, the flames easily spread to houses and entire residential areas. In Nevada, a wooded area of 222 square kilometers is on fire, in Oregon no less than 311 square kilometers of Fremont-Winema National Park is ablaze.(floor)
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