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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).
Santa Ana winds in California expand fires and spread smoke over hundreds of miles, as in this October 2007 satellite image. The Rim Fire consumed more than 250,000 acres (100,000 ha) of forest near Yosemite National Park, in 2013. This is a partial and incomplete list of wildfires in the US state of California. California has dry, windy, and ...
Pages in category "Disasters in California" ... This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1971 San Francisco Bay oil spill; 1987 Superstition Hills earthquakes; A.
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on the Pacific Palisades fire for Wednesday, Jan. 8. For the latest updates on the Los Angeles wildfires in California, please read USA TODAY'S live ...
Name County Acres Start date Containment date [a] Notes Ref. Palisades: Los Angeles: 23,448: January 7: January 31: Evacuations forced; destroyed 6,837 structures and damaged 1,017 in Pacific Palisades and Malibu, northwest of Santa Monica; twelve confirmed fatalities and four confirmed injuries; third-most destructive wildfire in California history; associated with extremely powerful Santa ...
Major fires in the Los Angeles area have leveled entire communities.. Satellite images show flames wreaking havoc on houses, businesses, and other structures. At least 10 people have died, and the ...
“California State Parks mourns the loss of these treasured natural and cultural resources, and our hearts go out to everyone impacted by the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area,” State ...
Name: FEMA Disaster Code: Year Declared: Disaster Type: Notes FL Hurricane Milton: EM-3622-FL 2024 Hurricane [4] FL HURRICANE MILTON EM-3623-FL 2024 Hurricane GU TROPICAL STORM BOLAVEN EM-3601-GU 2024 Tropical Storm MP TROPICAL STORM BOLAVEN EM-3602-MP 2024 Tropical Storm VI ELEVATED LEVELS OF LEAD AND COPPER IN THE WATER SUPPLY EM-3603-VI 2024 ...