During the summer, it was the two-month-old California wildfire that threatened the Lake Tahoe mountain resort zone. Authorities said the fire had been contained at best 100 percent.
The blaze, which scorched more than 346 square miles of the Sierra Nevada and burnt down hundreds of homes, reached the milestone late Wednesday, the fire department said.
Ms Draffin said Australia’s news blocking of Facebook earlier this year showed how heavily people’s daily lives depended on news and current affairs, particularly during the pandemic.
The fire is likely to persist into the winter, authorities said.
The fire was reported on 14 August, damaging 1.000 buildings, including more than 770 homes, as it made its way towards the tourist community of South Lake Tahoe, which escaped.
Much of the loss took place in the rustic woodland community of Grizzly Flat.
Elsewhere in California, in the northern Sierra Nevada and the southern Cascades range, the giant Dixie Fire that burned through late Wednesday had been 97% contained.
The Dixie fire became the second-biggest in the state’s history when it raged over a span of 1.505 square miles and destroyed more than 1.300 buildings, including nearly 700 homes.
Periods of moderate to heavy rainfall are possible late tonight into tomorrow, as highlighted by @NWSWPC. This could bring potential ash & debris flows to recent burn scars as well as issues during the morning commute. The heaviest rain is expected along & north of I-80. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/4xrgSoJ9BY
— NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) October 21, 2021
It's time. We have been tracking a storm system expected to impact the #SierraNevada from Saturday night through Tuesday. There has been some variation in modelled snowfall amounts, but we could see 3-5 FEET of #snow on the summit. 1/#CAwx #Weather pic.twitter.com/eS1R9TurSZ
— UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab (@UCB_CSSL) October 20, 2021
