Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Fires continue to burn for a second week in the Los Angeles area, killing at least 27 people, destroying more than 12,000 structures and prompting evacuation orders for as many as 200,000 ...
Palisades Fire. Size: 23,713 acres Containment: 21% County: Los Angeles Since its discovery on Jan 7th, the fire caused eight civilian fatalities, destroyed 2,747 structures, damaged 484, and ...
Multiple major wildfires are leaving a trail of destruction and death in the Los Angeles area.. A handful of wildfires that kicked up on Jan. 7, powered by high winds and dry conditions, have ...
Southern California had become increasingly arid since late summer 2024, with storm systems predominantly affecting the Pacific Northwest and Northern California instead, as a result of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) shifting from El Niño to La Niña. La Niña conditions had emerged over the tropical Pacific Ocean by December 2024.
The Palisades Fire has destroyed over 23,000 homes and is the most destructive wildfire in the area, USA TODAY's previously reported. The fire spread toward the north, prompting more evacuations.
The Nose is a big wall climbing route up El Capitan. Once considered impossible to climb, [ 1 ] El Capitan is now the standard for big wall climbing. It is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America and considered a classic around the world.
El Capitan is composed almost entirely of a pale, coarse-grained granite approximately 100 MYA (million years old). In addition to El Capitan, this granite forms most of the rock features of the western portions of Yosemite Valley. A separate intrusion of igneous rock, the Taft Granite, forms the uppermost portions of the cliff face.
Track wildfires burning across the Los Angeles area Get weather and fire alerts via text: Sign up to get current wildfire updates by location Photos show aftermath of California wildfires