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As wildfires continued to ravage communities across Southern California Wednesday, driven by powerful Santa Ana winds, Angelenos, Californians and L.A. fans across the globe are scrambling for ...
On January 2, the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) warned that conditions in Southern California fostered "above normal significant fire potential." [ 10 ] That same day, local National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts noted the potential for intense fires and issued a Fire Weather Watch.
The planet crosses an important temperature threshold while wildfires ravage southern California. ... 2024, Copernicus reports that 44% of the globe was affected by either strong or extreme heat ...
A map of evacuation orders and warnings for the Palisades Fire in California, as of Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Areas in red are under evacuation orders and areas in yellow are under evacuation warnings.
By the end of 2024, a total of 8,024 wildfires burned a cumulative 1,050,012 acres (424,925 ha) throughout the U.S. state of California.The total number of wildfires was slightly higher than the five-year average, while the total number of acres burned was lower. [3]
Editor's Note: For updates on the Los Angeles wildfires in California, please read USA TODAY'S live updates for Saturday, Jan. 11. A growing number of wildfires spread rapidly across Los Angeles ...
Climate change in California has lengthened the fire season and made it more extreme from the middle of the 20th century. [4] [5]Since the early 2010s, wildfires in California have grown more dangerous because of the accumulation of wood fuel in forests, higher population, and aging and often poorly maintained electricity transmission and distribution lines, particularly in areas serviced by ...
The apocalyptic and deadly wildfires ravaging Southern California remain extremely volatile as another day of a critical fire weather threat grips much of Los Angeles County.