Incendi in California, distrutti 8.000 km quadrati di foreste

Creek Fire ha devastato l'area attorno al Meadow Lakes, in California. Il governatore Gavin Newsom ha dichiarato lo stato d'emergenza in altre cinque contee. Intanto il clima impazzito fa nevicare in Colorado. LA FOTOGALLERY

TOPSHOT - A firefighter works the scene as flames push towards homes during the Creek fire in the Cascadel Woods area of unincorporated Madera County, California on September 7, 2020. - A firework at a gender reveal party triggered a wildfire in southern California that has destroyed 7,000 acres (2,800 hectares) and forced many residents to flee their homes, the fire department said Sunday. More than 500 firefighters and four helicopters were battling the El Dorado blaze east of San Bernardino, which started Saturday morning, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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La California brucia. L'aumento delle temperature ha alimentato gli incendi scoppiati in cinque contee dello stato americano. Ma i fenomeni climatici hanno anche effetti contrari: in Colorado, nonostante le restrizioni contro il Covid-19, c'è chi va a sciare

Vasto incendio devasta il campo profughi di Moria a Lesbo: migliaia in fuga. LE FOTO

TOPSHOT - A melted slide smolders as a playground continues to burn at Pine Ridge school during the Creek fire in an unincorporated area of Fresno County, California on September 08, 2020. - Wildfires in California have torched a record more than two million acres, the state fire department said on September 7, as smoke hampered efforts to airlift dozens of people trapped by an uncontrolled blaze. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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Le immagini giungono dai resti di una foresta lungo Auberry Road, vicino Meadow Lake. Qui Creek Fire - com'è stato soprannominato l'incendio - ha devastato l'area

Pavia, vasto incendio in una discarica di rifiuti a Montebellino

SHAVER LAKE, CA - SEPTEMBER 8: A community of forest homes lies in ruins along Auberry Road in the Meadow Lakes area after the Creek Fire swept through on September 8, 2020 near Shaver Lake, California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in five California counties after record heatwave temperatures fueled numerous wildfires over the Labor Day weekend. The state of emergency applies to Fresno, Madera and Mariposa, San Bernardino and San Diego counties. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

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Il governatore Gavin Newsom ha dichiarato lo stato d'emergenza anche nelle contee di Fresno, Madera e Mariposa, San Bernardino e San Diego

Gli incendi nell'Artico dell'estate 2020 fissano un nuovo record di emissioni di Co2

SHAVER LAKE, CA - SEPTEMBER 8: Flames incinerate a forest as the Creek Fire rapidly expands on September 8, 2020 near Shaver Lake, California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in five California counties late yesterday as record heatwave temperatures fueled numerous wildfires over the Labor Day weekend. The state of emergency applies to Fresno, Madera and Mariposa, San Bernardino and San Diego counties. The Creek Fire has burned across more than 135,523 acres and is zero percent contained. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

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Secondo il Cal Fire, il dipartimento antincendi boschivi della California, nel 2020 il fuoco ha divorato un'area pari a 800mila ettari

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Il solo Creek Fire, l'incendio più grande, ha bruciato più di 19mila ettari da venerdì 4 settembre

A home is engulfed in flames during the "Creek Fire" in the Tollhouse area of unincorporated Fresno County, California early on September 8, 2020. - Wildfires in California have torched a record more than two million acres, the state fire department said on September 7, as smoke hampered efforts to airlift dozens of people trapped by an uncontrolled blaze. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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L'origine del Creek Fire è sulle montagne della Sierra Nevada e non è ancora stato contenuto

SHAVER LAKE, CA - SEPTEMBER 8: A home is completely destroyed after the Creek Fire swept through the area on September 8, 2020 near Shaver Lake, California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in five California counties after record heatwave temperatures fueled numerous wildfires over the Labor Day weekend. The state of emergency applies to Fresno, Madera and Mariposa, San Bernardino and San Diego counties. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

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Secondo il Los Angeles Times il Creek Fire ha incenerito venti case a Big Creek, nella contea di Fresno

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Sabato 200 escursionisti sono rimasti bloccati dalle fiamme nei pressi del bacino idrico Mammoth Pool Reservoir

TOPSHOT - A firefighter douses flames as they push towards homes during the Creek fire in the Cascadel Woods area of unincorporated Madera County, California on September 7, 2020. - A firework at a gender reveal party triggered a wildfire in southern California that has destroyed 7,000 acres (2,800 hectares) and forced many residents to flee their homes, the fire department said Sunday. More than 500 firefighters and four helicopters were battling the El Dorado blaze east of San Bernardino, which started Saturday morning, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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Per metterli in salvo sono dovuti intervenire due grandi elicotteri militari

Burned vehicles smolder at a residence during the Creek fire in an unincorporated area of Fresno County, California on September 08, 2020. - Wildfires in California have torched a record more than two million acres, the state fire department said on September 7, as smoke hampered efforts to airlift dozens of people trapped by an uncontrolled blaze. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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Gli incendi sono stati alimentati anche dalle alte temperature: domenica nella contea di Los Angeles sono stai rilevati 49,4 °C, la più alta mai registrata nella contea

Alex Avery brushes snow off his car in Denver, Colorado on September 8, 2020. - After a weekend of record-setting heat topping off at 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38.3C), temperatures dropped more than 60 degrees, bringing snow to many parts of the state. Coloradans were ditching the suntan lotion on September 8 and pulling out warm gloves and boots as the western US state went from blazing summer heat to snowfall in just one day. (Photo by Eli IMADALI / AFP) (Photo by ELI IMADALI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Il riscaldamento globale è all'origine anche di fenomeni stagionali anomali: in Colorado c'è la neve

Snow accumulates on the tents of unhoused people in Denver, Colorado on September 8, 2020. - After a weekend of record-setting heat topping off at 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38.3C), temperatures dropped more than 60 degrees, bringing snow to many parts of the state. Coloradans were ditching the suntan lotion on September 8 and pulling out warm gloves and boots as the western US state went from blazing summer heat to snowfall in just one day. (Photo by Eli IMADALI / AFP) (Photo by ELI IMADALI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Temperature basse, nevicate e gelate stanno mettendo a dura prova la popolazione

Snow cakes a sign indicating the weather conditions just a day ago in Evergreen, Colorado, in the foothills of the Front Range in the Rocky Mountains on September 8, 2020. - After a weekend of record-setting heat topping off at 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38.3C), temperatures dropped more than 60 degrees, bringing snow to many parts of the state. Coloradans were ditching the suntan lotion Tuesday and pulling out warm gloves and boots as the western US state went from blazing summer heat to snowfall in just one day. (Photo by Eli IMADALI / AFP) (Photo by ELI IMADALI/AFP via Getty Images)

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La neve ha imbiancato lo stato già alla fine di agosto

LO BARNECHEA, CHILE - AUGUST 14: A worker disinfects a rope at El Colorado Ski Resort as the facilities remain closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic on August 14, 2020 in Lo Barnechea, Chile. Despite being the best snow season in ten years, Ski resorts of the Lo Barnechea region, 60 km from Santiago, still could not open for tourists due to government-ordered restrictions to halt spread of COVID-19. While some centers still await for protocols to be approved and restrictions relaxed, some others decided to remain closed for the entire season, which represents major economic impact for all of them. (Photo by Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Images)

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Nonostante la pandemia, molti si sono riversati sulle piste da sci. Alcuni centri sciistici sono rimasti chiusi, in attesa di chiarimenti sulle normative anticontagio