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Los Angeles and much of Southern California are under "extreme fire danger" until Thursday. Live updates: Los Angeles fires bring new risks to weary residents as crews make progress. Active ...
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 ...
A map of evacuation orders and warnings for the Palisades Fire in California, as of 8:30 a.m. PT on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Areas in red are under evacuation orders and areas in yellow are under ...
Multiple major wildfires are leaving a trail of destruction and death in the Los Angeles area. The maps below show the sizes and statuses of the fires. They will be updated frequently. The largest ...
Fire activity decreased during August, but a long period of extreme heat across the Western United States during early September allowed numerous wildfires across the state to grow rapidly, such as the Line Fire, the Bridge Fire, and the Airport Fire in Southern California. Later in September, fire activity again decreased due to improved fire ...
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 ...
Our live updates from Thursday: ... (12:44 p.m. ET) California's Most Devastating Wildfires. The Palisades Fire could prove to be among the most destructive in state history, based on data from ...
According to statistics published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), a total of 7,127 wildfires burned a total of 324,917 acres (131,489 hectares) in the U.S. state of California in 2023. This was below the state's five-year average of 1,722,059 acres (696,893 ha) burned during the same period.