Mexico Is Burning

 Imaar Chauthani

Mr. Roddy

IHSS

Mexico Is Burning

The fire burning east of Santa Fe, is 27% contained with 2,015 personnel working to contain the fires. Calf Canyon Fire, in New Mexico, which started on April 19 and later combined with the Hermits Peak Fire, burned for more than a month. This wildfire has destroyed many many homes and has a size of 500 miles! The wildfire is such a problem that President Biden declared it a significant disaster. Since the fire began over 26,000 people have been forced to evacuate and more than 10,000 homes have had a direct impact from the fire. The cause or causes for this fire are still undergoing investigation. The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Albuquerque warned, “Dry lightning with sudden and strong erratic wind shifts from any nearby storm” could lead to rapid spreading or shifting of the fire lines. The National Interagency Fire Center data claims that this year has seen more fires nationwide (24,762) than any previous year tracked in the last decade. The previous most enormous fire in New Mexico was the Whitewater-Baldy Fire in 2012 which burned 297,845 acres. So far this year, about 480,000 acres have been scorched in New Mexico. 

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