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Taylorsville/Indian Valley, Aug 12 (EFE/EPA).- The more than 6,000 people battling the largest active wildfire in California struggled to make progress Thursday amid daytime temperatures approaching 38 C (100 F).Containment of the Dixie Fire, which erupted July 14 in a mountainous area near Lassen National Forest in the northeastern part of the state, has remained at 30 percent for more than 24 hours.The combination of high temperatures, low humidity and warm winds from the southeast is hampering the effort, according to the latest update from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO) .SHOT LIST: DIXIE FIRE BURNS THROUGH A FOREST IN PLUMAS COUNTY NEAR TAYLORSVILLE; AND FIRE CREWS PROTECT A HOME FROM THE DIXIE FIRE IN INDIAN VALLEY CALIFORNIA, US.
In western and southern states in the US, which are used to high temperatures, more than 80 million people were under advisories as a "widespread and oppressive" heatwave roasted the region. California's Death Valley, often among the hottest places on Earth, reached temperatures above 50C Sunday afternoon. IMAGES
Alameda, Jun 18 (EFE/EPA).- Hundreds of Californians cooled off on Friday at Alameda Beach as temperatures reached 41 degrees celsius in the inland parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE COOL OFF ON THE BEACH AT ALAMEDA BEACH IN ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, USA,
McClellan, May 25 (EFE / EPA) .- California Governor Gavin Newsom held Monday a press conference in which he proposed a two billion US dollars budget in wildfire and emergency preparedness at the McClellan Airport.The proposed investment would be the largest in the state’s history. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO)SHOT LIST: CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S PRESS CONFERENCE AND THE CAL FIRE HELICOPTER FIREHAWK MCCLELLAN REACHING THE AIRPORT AFTER TRAVELLING THROUGH AREAS AFFECTED BY WILD FIRES IN THE PAST YEAR.
Large crowds flock to beaches in Orange County that are still open during the coronavirus pandemic, as a heatwave lingers over California. IMAGES
Temperature reaches over 120 degrees Fahrenheit in Shymkent, Kazakhstan over the weekend - enough to make anyone scramble for cover. The weather was so hot that one man decided to have his breakfast al fresco, and scramble his eggs in the sun after the abnormal warmth heated the pan enough to cook with.