Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Line Fire in Southern California has scorched over 20,000 acres of land and forced thousands of evacuations as firefighters battle the fast-moving flames.
As of 6 p.m. PT, the Hughes Fire has spread at least 9,269 acres. across LA and Ventura counties. Students at Castaic schools have been evacuated to nearby locations awaiting parents to pick them up.
English: Borrego Springs, California as seen from County Route S2. There was a massive dust storm heading towards the Salton Sea this day along with strong winds and 90 degree heat. There was a massive dust storm heading towards the Salton Sea this day along with strong winds and 90 degree heat.
Fast uplift of a mountain range in an arid environment often does not allow its canyons enough time to cut a classic V-shape all the way down to the stream bed. Instead, a V-shape ends at a slot canyon halfway down, forming a 'wine glass canyon.' Sediment is deposited on a small and steep alluvial fan.
The fire leaped from 3,800 acres early Saturday in the city of Highland to 7,122 acres by the evening as it spread northeast into the San Bernardino Mountains toward Running Springs and Arrowbear ...
A beam of sunlight in Upper Antelope Canyon. A slot canyon is a long, narrow channel or drainageway with sheer rock walls that are typically eroded into either sandstone or other sedimentary rock. A slot canyon has depth-to-width ratios that typically exceed 10:1 over most of its length and can approach 100:1.
The Silverado Fire [1] was a wildfire that burned in October and November 2020 in southern Orange County, California northeast of the city of Irvine. [2] The fire started on October 26 around 6:47 AM near Orange County Route S-18 (Santiago Canyon Road) and Silverado Canyon Road, fueled by strong Santa Ana winds gusting up to 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) and low humidity. [3]
Anza-Borrego rock outcrop and flora Agua Caliente Springs and valley towards south Anza-Borrego Desert State Park lies in a unique geologic setting along the western margin of the Salton Trough. This major topographic depression with the Salton Sink having elevations of 200 ft (61 m) below sea level, forms the northernmost end of an active rift ...