Page 3 - Wildfire Activity News Today

A fire burning in an isolated area of the Guadalupe Mountains burned nearly 500 acres as hot and dry weather with little to no rain was forecast.

Portland and seattle as well. 20 degrees above seasonal values in a area that struggled to get to 80 up until a couple of days ago and now searching past that. you will notice areas into las vegas in the 100s, you will notice the historic temperatures have been observed in northwest and oregon, 92 was observed on sunday afternoon, the previous record was 85. from monday into tuesday, a significant drop in temperatures. marine push brings temperatures back down to reality. mid 60s eventually by w...

In the interest of public safety, to make water resources available for wildfire activity. >> right now, all these sprinkles would be running. >> reporter: michael is a farmer near las vegas, new mexico. >> completely open. there is no water. as you can see. right now, we have it completely open and theres no water coming out. >> reporter: all of his irrigation lines are dry. the wildfire is miles away from his 600-acre farm and yet it will wipe out all of his crops because of the state order ma...

Wildfire activity generally slows at night as winds die down, temperatures drop and humidity rises. But a a new study suggests that's changing.

Couple of weeks and were right back at it this week with temps soaring to 100 degrees. so youll notice not just seattle but portland goes into near record territory yet again. in medford temperatures climbing up to almost 110 degrees. and the concern across the state of california, there are currently 19 active fires. as rosy noted here, 21% containment in a fire already destroyed some 600 plus structures. but notice the fire one of the largest fires in california state history. rosemary, six of...

For heat stroke and hydrate. >> a heat that medical experts say can be deadly. >> people can actually die of heat, and people we know to be at risk are people who are homeless who are living outdoors, people who are working outdoors. >> reporter: in portland, with thousands living on the streets, volunteers are doing what they can to help. >> we have also water bottles. we have sweat rags. we have liquid i.v. for electrolytes. >> reporter: cooling centers will serve a final role where a signific...

Ought many, we may begin to see problems with urban water supplies in some of the sbhaet you are watershedding in coastal california or more rural remote areas of the west. in addition to this, were starting to see a resurgence of pretty severe wildfire activity in some places. recently it started out in arizona and new mexico, but later this summer its likely to expand northward and westward. >> one in three people in the continental u.s. are in drought conditions right now. if you look at that...

In australia, rising temperatures have fire officials bracing for increased wildfire activity. they reached 108 degrees and firefighters expend some relief on christmas when the cooler temperatures come up with todays extreme heat is expected to continue until monday. in israel, where prime minister scored a landslide went in the countrys primary election when and he won 72% of the boat but will need more help in the election if he hopes to stay in office. if hes able to form a 61 seat majority ...

More than 6,500 homes, leaving entire homes and neighborhoods in desperate ruins. >> as soon as i turned in this area, i saw a tidal wave of fire, like right over there. a tidal wave. just like you see somebody surf and you see tidal wave but it was fire. >> in southern california, the situation could get worse before it gets better. the entire area from san diego to los angeles is under a red flag warning. meaning dry weather could lead to a dramatic increase in wildfire activity. already, the ...

Firefighters from all over the country have been in this fight and derek is here to tell us more about it. >> donald trump signed a federal state of emergency for california just on friday and what that did is freed up a lot of resources and money and red tape. there are ten u.s. states in the western part of the country that are contributing to the relief efforts in southern california, helping battle these blazes at the moment. over 200 fire fighting engines and over 700 total personnel being ...