Light rain and mountain snowfall halted the biggest fire in the United States on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, several evacuation orders were lowered, including those for the villages of Golondrinas, Watrous, and Fort Union.
NOAA predicts an above-average hurricane season. Calf Canyon and Hermits Peak Fires have been estimated to be 42 percent contained. Nearly 3,000 firefighters were battling the 311,148-acre wildfire.
Residents in San Miguel, Mora, Taos, Colfax, and Santa Fe counties should be on high alert for changes in evacuation statuses and road closures, according to the US Forest Service.
A wildfire near the Los Alamos National Laboratory was 85 percent contained, while another was blazing across the Gila National Forest and adjacent regions in New Mexico.
Officials said they intended to keep clearing combustible vegetation and deploying planes ahead of more severe fire weather.
Nine significant active fires have burnt 570,817 acres in five states, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, with New Mexico witnessing the highest wildfire activity. In Arizona, a new huge fire has been reported.
“In the United States, 26,684 wildfires have destroyed 1,780,488 acres so far in 2022. The 10-year average of 20,305 wildfires and 838,935 acres burnt is far higher “it claimed.
Wildfires in the West are becoming a year-round menace. Climate change, according to scientists and fire specialists, is causing them to move quicker and burn hotter than ever before.
