The York fire is California’s biggest of the year so far.
California’s York Fire, the biggest in the state so far this year, expanded over a remote section of the Mojave Desert on Monday, covering more than 77,000 acres—or more than 120 square miles—prompting officials to close roads as the blaze threatens to scorch Califonia’s desert.Key Facts
The fire had grown to 30,000 acres at 0% containment on Sunday, swelling in size due to a combination of dry wood—or fuel—and high winds, which “created extremely challenging conditions” for firefighters, according to the Mojave National Preserve’sDry vegetation sun-baked in a series of recent heat waves has served as a “ready ignition source,” causing the fire to spread in “long-distance fire runs” with flames as high as 20 feet in a pattern described by the Mojave National Preserve as...
After taking off on private land in the New York Mountains of the Mojave National Preserve—just over 50 miles south of Las Vegas—the York fire swept into neighboring Nevada over the weekend, thereported, posing a risk for desert wildlife, including bobcats and bighorn sheep, as well as California’s iconic Joshua trees.
No residents have been evacuated in the remote area where the fire is burning, though its blazes have, including the National Park Service’s Kousch House, which had been eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... [+]Las Vegas was clouded under hazy orange skies on Saturday as strong winds carried both flames andA tanker makes a fire retardant drop over the York fire as it burned out of control over theWhether the fire will improve.
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