Several large wildfires are burning in California, where extreme (极端的) heat and dry, windy conditions are making the fires larger.
Two of the three largest fires in the state's history are burning in the Northern San Francisco Bay area. Reports say more than 14,000 firefighters are making efforts(努力) to fight those fires. The fire danger is also high in Southern California. The USA Forest Service closed all eight national forests in the area on Monday and campgrounds around the state. September and October are traditionally wildfire season in California. A record shows that 809,000 hectares (公顷) have burned this year. That was the highest record in the state's history. That fire destroyed most of the community of Paradise and killed 85 people.
To prevent new wildfires, California's biggest electricity provider now cuts power to areas with high-risk conditions. In recent days, power was cut to more than 172,000 homes in an effort to prevent new fires. Nine hundred wildfires have been reported in California since August 15. Many of them are believed to have been caused by lightning strikes (雷击) in the middle of August. There have been eight fire deaths and more than 3,300 buildings destroyed. " The wildfire situation throughout California is dangerous and must be taken seriously, " said an official Randy Moore. " Existing (现存的) fires are displaying extreme fire behavior. New fire starts, and weather conditions are becoming worse
and worse, and we simply do not have enough resources to fully fight every fire. "
