据外媒报道，美国南加州内陆帝国（Inland Empire）地区突发多起严重山火！

在持续高温干燥和大风天气的助推下，山火持续蔓延，多个社区发布紧急疏散命令，大批居民被迫连夜撤离家园。



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“狼火”蔓延，火势仅控制10%

A quickly growing brush fire in Southern California has spread at least 2,400 acres, prompting evacuations, according to fire officials.

据消防部门称，南加州一场迅速蔓延的野火，目前已烧毁至少2400英亩土地，大批居民被迫撤离。

The blaze, dubbed the Wolf Fire, was first reported around 3 p.m. Sunday near Wolfskill Truck Trail and Old Banning Idyllwild Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

河滨县消防局表示，这场大火被命名为“狼火”（ Wolf Fire），首次报告是在周日下午3点左右，起火地点位沃尔夫斯基尔林道和老班宁艾德怀尔德路一带。

The fire was just 10% contained as of Monday afternoon, according to Cal Fire.

据加州消防局透露，截至周一下午，火势的控制率仅为10%。



Four helicopters and 300 personnel are currently fighting the fire, Cal Fire said. Air tankers were also dropping water on the fire "as conditions allow," officials said.The cause of the fire is unknown.

消防局表示，目前已有300名消防人员和4架直升机参与灭火。空中灭火飞机也在天气允许的情况下进行洒水作业。起火原因尚未查明。

The Wolf Fire joins a spate of brush fires that have broken out in the region, including in San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

这起“狼火”只是该地区多起野火中的一场。近期圣伯纳迪诺县和河滨县也接连爆发多起野火。



There are more than five fires burning across the Inland Empire, according to Cal Fire. They include the Juniper Fire in Riverside County, which ignited on Monday and is burning at a "critical rate of spread," Cal Fire said.

据加州消防局称，目前整个内陆帝国地区已有超过五处火灾。其中包括周一在河滨县新爆发的“杜松火”（Juniper Fire），蔓延速度“极为迅猛”。

Evacuation orders are in place for areas north of Rocky Hills, south of Orange Avenue, east of El Nido Road, and west of Forrest Road, fire officials said.

有关部门已对洛基山以北、奥兰治大道以南、艾尔尼多路以东、福雷斯特路以西的区域发布强制疏散令。

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极端高温加剧火灾风险

The summer heat is reaching dangerous levels across parts of the desert Southwest with extreme heat warnings in effect Monday across portions of Arizona, including Phoenix and Tucson, as well as extreme southeastern California.

与此同时，美国西南部的夏季高温也达到了危险级别。周一，亚利桑那州多个地区，包括凤凰城和图森，发布了极端高温预警，加州东南部也不例外。

While this region expects to see hot weather this time of the year, afternoon highs will be 5 to 10 degrees above average for late June, which makes this excessive, dangerous heat -- even for the desert.

虽然每年这个时段本就是高温季节，但今年的气温比常年同期高出5到10华氏度，对即便习惯高温的沙漠地区来说，这种酷热也异常危险。

There are also red flag warnings in effect for Northern California because of the hot and dry conditions, as well as the abundance of lightning from passing dry thunderstorms.

此外，由于天气炎热干燥，加上干雷暴频繁带来闪电，北加州也已发布红旗警报，提醒公众注意火灾风险。

本期重点词汇解析

brush fire：灌木丛火灾，野火

blaze：可指任何猛烈燃烧的大火，也常用于新闻报道中指森林火灾或建筑火灾等

air tanker：专门用来从空中投放水或阻燃剂扑灭火灾的飞机，常用于野外或山区火灾的应急处理

evacuation：疏散，撤离

extreme heat warning：极端高温预警

excessive, dangerous heat：极端危险的高温

red flag warning：红旗警报，气象部门在干燥、高温、大风等易燃天气条件下发出的警告，表示野火极易发生

dry thunderstorm：干雷暴，伴随雷电但降水极少或根本没有的雷暴天气。这种天气容易引发森林火灾，因为雷电会击中地面干燥植被