Wildfires in California, Oak Fire grows and threatens Yosemite National Park. PHOTO

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It’s fire alarm in California, also due to drought and high temperatures. L’Oak Fire it became one of the biggest fires in the state in 2022 and threatens it too Yosemite National Park

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The fire broke out at the edge of the park on the afternoon of July 22nd and it is quickly grown up to swallowing more than 4,000 hectares. They have been arranged thousands of evacuationswhile the firefighters are struggling to contain the stake

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California Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for Mariposa County due to the effects of the Oak fire near Yosemite National Park. Thousands of people were ordered to flee the area of the fire, which became one of the largest fires of the year in California.

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The fire started on Friday afternoon southwest of the park, near Midpines, in Mariposa county

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Destroyed property is left in its wake as the Oak Fire chews through the forest near Midpines, northeast of Mariposa, California, on July 23, 2022. - The fire is burning west of Yosemite National Park where the Washburn Fire has threatened the giant sequoia trees of the Mariposa Grove. (Photo by DAVID MCNEW / AFP) (Photo by DAVID MCNEW / AFP via Getty Images)

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A spokesperson for the Sierra National Forest stated that evacuation orders were issued for over 6,000 people living in the sparsely populated rural area. The American media pointed out that, due to the flames that rage not far from the Yosemite park, more than 2,000 homes are without electricity.

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There are several fires that have broken out in California these days, which have devastated thousands of hectares of land: probably the fires have also broken out due to the high temperatures. L’heat wave which affected various regions of the state, in fact, increased the risk of fires

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Oak Fire quickly became one of the largest fires in the state in 2022 and threatens Yosemite National Park, where the giant sequoias had already been threatened by flames in recent days. The fire – described as “explosive” by officials – went from around 600 acres to around 9,500 (3,800 hectares) within 24 hours and continues to grow.

MARIPOSA, CALIFORNIA - JULY 23: A home burns as the Oak Fire moves through the area on July 23, 2022 near Mariposa, California. The fast moving Oak Fire burning outside of Yosemite National Park has forced evacuations, charred nearly 12,000 acres and has destroyed several homes since starting on Friday afternoon. The fire is zero percent contained. (Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

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Concentrated in Mariposa County, it has already destroyed ten properties and damaged five more, while thousands more are threatened. More than 6,000 people were evacuatedsaid Hector Vasquez, head of public information at the California Department of Forestry and Fire

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Over 500 firefighters are working to extinguish the flames with the assistance of planes

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In recent years, California and other parts of the western United States have been ravaged by huge, rapidly evolving wildfires, caused by years of drought and climate warming. According to Daniel Swain, a climatologist at the University of California, the blaze “has spread in all directions due to burning and drought. The series of relatively small and nondestructive wildfires that have hit California so far this season appear to to be over”

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Citizens posted pictures of a huge and impressive vortex of thick smoke rising from the forestlike a tornado, a dangerous phenomenon that can fuel the fire

MARIPOSA, CALIFORNIA - JULY 23: A Cal Fire firefighter monitors the Oak Fire as it moves through the area on July 23, 2022 near Mariposa, California. The fast moving Oak Fire burning outside of Yosemite National Park has forced evacuations, charred over 11,500 acres and has destroyed several homes since starting on Friday afternoon. The fire is zero percent contained. (Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

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“The extreme heat will continue in the central US and will extend to the Northeast this weekend, with record temperatures expected for Sunday across the region, “the National Weather Service (NWS) said.

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The hot it was particularly sweltering in Washington, where the temperature touched the symbolic threshold of 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius). New York was not spared, with temperatures close to 35 degrees. According to the NWS, the temperature could also reach 43 degrees in some areas of Utah (west), Arizona (south) and in the northeast.

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MARIPOSA, CALIFORNIA - JULY 23: A firefighting helicopter drops water on the Oak Fire on July 23, 2022 near Mariposa, California. The fast moving Oak Fire burning outside of Yosemite National Park has forced evacuations, charred over 4500 acres and has destroyed several homes since starting on Friday afternoon. (Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

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