Newsom addresses CA wildfire response as severe impacts, blistering heat hit state

SAN FRANCISCO -- Governor Gavin Newsom spoke Wednesday astir the ample fig of wildfires burning successful California this year, calling it sobering.

So acold this year, California has seen 3,500 wildfires. This is astir 500 much than astatine the aforesaid clip past year, but Gov. Newsom says it is beneath the five-year average.

However, the fires are much destructive, connected mean burning 5 times much acreage and burning 207,000 acres successful full truthful acold this year.

Newsom says clime alteration is partially to blame.

There is thing typical," helium said. "Hots are getting a batch hotter. We are seeing unprecedented heat. These vigor domes crossed the United States. Over and implicit and implicit and implicit again."

The authorities is connected precocious alert arsenic lightning is forecast implicit the Sierra this weekend.

Crews are already battling astir 20 ample wildfires successful the state.

The largest of those is the Lake Fire, which has burned 29,000 acres and is lone 16 percent contained.