Tuesday, February 18th, 2025

Whether America or India, everyone is helpless in front of nature… Right now the forest is burning in Los Angeles, last year there was devastation in Uttarakhand.

New Delhi : America’s Los Angeles is burning. The fire burning in the forest seems out of control. Fires are burning in 6 different locations – Palisades, Eaton, Hearst, Lydia, Kenneth and Hollywood Hills. 60 percent of Lydia’s forest has been burnt to ashes. Overall, more than 36 thousand acres of forest has been destroyed. 10 people have died. The fire has reached Hollywood Hill. All the luxurious houses and studios have also been reduced to ashes. The magnitude of the fire can be gauged from the fact that eyewitnesses are comparing it to an atomic bomb explosion. The world’s super powers appear helpless. Who has control over the ferocious nature of nature? Be it America or India, everyone is helpless. It has not even been a year that the smoke kept burning in Uttarakhand for several days.America looks helpless in front of the fire
The fire in the forests of Los Angeles started on January 7. Till now this fire has engulfed a total of 36000 acres of forest. More than 10 thousand buildings have been destroyed. So far 10 people have lost their lives and officials there are fearing that the death toll may increase. All efforts to extinguish the fire are proving inadequate. Strong winds and dry weather are fueling the fire. There is a scene of devastation everywhere. Loss of wildlife and forest resources. Houses and studios destroyed. More than 1 lakh people have been evacuated to safe places. A massive rescue operation is underway to send 1.8 lakh other people to safe places. 1 lakh other people have been warned to move to safe places. Agencies have issued a red alert to 1.9 crore people regarding the danger of fire. Apart from this month, this will remain applicable till the entire February.

A look at the Los Angeles fires
*Figures till January 9

Name how many acres of fire of the forest what percentage of fire When? started
Palisades Fire 19978 6 7th January
eaton fire 13,690 N/A 7th January
Hearst Fire 671 10 7th January
lydia fire 348 60 8th January
kenneth fire 959.7 N/A 9 January
Sunset Fire (Hollywood Hills) 60 acres 100 percent 8th January

Climate change is showing effect
Experts are calling the Los Angeles fire a side effect of climate change. The gases released by the burning of oil, coal and gas, which heat the earth, have made forest fires more dangerous. Due to climate change, the start of the fall/winter rainy season in California has been delayed. Los Angeles is facing rain shortage since July 2024. The area is facing its second worst drought in 150 years. Similarly, the average rainfall in Southern California has declined by 10 percent since October 1. Strong winds are blowing at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour at many places. These conditions have made the fire more severe. High winds are common in Los Angeles this time of year, but dry weather and climate change are making wildfires more dangerous.

There was devastation in Uttarakhand also
The kind of devastation that America is facing now, a similar devastation took place in India last year also. There was a fire in the forests of Uttarakhand in April 2024. The fire kept burning in the forests of Almora for 41 days. 10 people had died. Hundreds of acres of forest were destroyed. According to a PTI report dated May 6, 2024, a total of 575 incidents of fire were recorded in the forests of Uttarakhand from November 1, 2023 to May 5, 2024, affecting an area of ​​about 690 hectares i.e. 1705 acres. Not only was climate change one of the reasons for the fire, human negligence also played a big role.

There was a massive fire in the forests of Uttarakhand in 2016 also. Then between April and May, about 1600 fire incidents were recorded. 4538 hectares i.e. 11213 acres of forest was destroyed.

According to Forest Survey of India, about 36 percent of India’s forest area is extremely sensitive to fire.

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