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“As long as these fires are burning, there’s just a ton of smoke in the air right now,” Sarah Rees, deputy executive officer for planning and rules at the South Coast Air Quality Management ...
Five major wildfires are currently burning in the Los Angeles area, according to Cal Fire. The Palisades Fire began in the Pacific Palisades area of the city on Tuesday. It has so far burned ...
The South Coast Air Quality Management District extended its smoke advisory into Saturday, marking the fifth consecutive day of unhealthful pollution, largely due to the Eaton fire in Altadena.
Southern California ‒ with sprawling cities, clogged freeways and heavy industry ‒ is already notorious for some of the worst air quality in the nation. This week's wildfires are putting ...
To check the current air quality in the area, travelers can keep an eye on AirNow.gov throughout their stay. Apu Gomes/Getty Firefighter battling the Palisades Fires on Jan. 8, 2025
From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 14 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. [5] The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a buildup of vegetation from the previous winter, and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, which in some places reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s).
Los Angeles County firefighters spray water on a burning home in Altadena on Wednesday. The wind whips embers as the Palisades Fire burns on the west side of Los Angeles, late Tuesday.
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on the LA fires for Thursday, Jan. 9. For the latest updates on the Los Angeles wildfires in California, please read USA TODAY'S live updates for ...