CG lightning can occur with both positive and negative polarity. The polarity is that of the charge in the region that originated the lightning leaders. An average bolt of negative lightning carries an electric current of 30,000 amperes (30 kA), and transfers 15 coulombs of electric charge and 500 megajoules of energy.
Statewide, 19 wildfires greater than 1,000 acres in area are currently raging, according to the NIFC. The active fires have ravaged more than 630,000 acres, destroying approximately 200 homes and threatening another 12,000, according to Washington state officials.
Currently, there are 754 wilderness areas designated in the United States. All but six states have designated wilderness. Approximately 3% of the land in the lower 48 states is designated as wilderness.hat is the status of wilderness in New Mexico?As of 2009, 25 wilderness areas totaling 1,651,056 acres have been designated as wilderness in New Mexico. This represents approximately 2% of the lands within the state.n cases where fire is a natural part of the wilderness character of an area, the BLM will work to maintain the natural role of fire. However, all fires must be controlled to prevent loss of human life or property within wilderness or on lands adjacent to wilderness areas.