California Wildfires Map - The rapid spread of wildfires in Northern California continues to be an alarming issue as the strong fiery force still persists in ripping small towns, burning down several homes and leaving thousands of people without a choice but to flee for their lives, Washington Post has learned.
Authorities said the raging wildfires were brought about by a perfect blend of conditions such as the high winds, high temperatures and the parched earth. It is even made worse by the most severe drought ever recorded in California history.
"The drought simply adds to the seasonal extremes that California already faces every summer and fall season," John Buckley, director at Central Sierra Environmental Resources Center, said.
By Tuesday, the California wildfires map revealed that a blaze was wreaking havoc in the small town of Weed, but fortunately, fire crews and aircraft managed to contain the flame.
Reports say the wildfire began Monday afternoon while the winds were recorded to be at 40 mph. The blaze quickly spread across 375 acres, but the calmer winds on Tuesday helped firefighters partially extinguish the raging fire.
Nevertheless, about 1,500 people were forced to evacuate the small logging town because of the damages caused by the fire.
Aside from Weed, the region of Yosemite National Park was also struck by a wildfire that destroyed several homes in the area.
Authorities said the blaze that started at around 1:40 p.m. near Oakhurst particularly hit the same area that was destroyed by the Junction fire in August.
The Yosemite flame ripped through a residential community as per the California wildfires map of the authorities, forcing more than 1,000 people to flee.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said that at least 21 buildings have been destroyed by the wildfire.
More than 400 firefighters were reportedly assigned to contain the flame but many were taken aback by the extreme heat and steep terrain, reported the Los Angeles Times.
Other wildfires in California were mapped to have burned down over 4,700 acres, and only 50% of the raging fire has been contained as of Sunday evening, the U.S. Forest Service said.
The state's largest wildfire according to the California wildfires map is found on the northern edge of the state, the Happy Camp Complex fire, which has burned over 111,000 acres and is 55% contained as of late.
Meanwhile, the Silverado fire in the Cleveland National Forest on the edge of Orange County has already started to wind down. The fire was 50% contained overnight after burning nearly 968 acres.
In contrast, the King Fire at the east of Sacramento remains to be a huge threat after burning 3,000 acres since only 10% of it has been contained by firefighters.
"This is gut-wrenching," California Fire Battalion Chief Chris Christopherson said. "It makes you sick."
As of late, the California wildfires map shows that there are still a number of active wildfires that are yet to be contained.
Below is the updated California wildfires map as shown on Google Maps:
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