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Israeli fire near Latrun, April 30, 2025. Photo/Orel Bin Hakun/Flash90
Both lights not only cause significant environmental damage, but also show how vulnerable dry areas to change climate and human negligence.
In Israel, the great fire, which occurred at the end of April 2025, burned thousands of hectares of land around Jerusalem and forced the evacuation of thousands of inhabitants.
On the other hand, South California ran into extreme fire waves in January 2025, which suffered dozens of lives and caused huge economic losses.
The following is a comparison between large forest fires that occurred in Israel at the end of April 2025 still forest fires in South California in January 2025.
Both of these events emphasize the problems that various countries face related to the struggle with natural disasters, which become more and more common from climate change and other factors.
Forest fires in Israel (April 2025)
1. Location and scale
On April 30, 2025, large forest fires around Jerusalem occurred in the hilly areas around Jerusalem. The fire began between Estheol and Latrun, then quickly spread to areas such as Neve Shalom, Mesylat Zion, Mizpe Harel and Ramat Beit Shemesh.
According to estimates, about 20,000 dunes (about 2000 hectares) of burned land, including almost the entire zone of the Canadian park.
2. Exposure and emergency actions
Evacuation: at least nine people were evacuated.