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A handful of wildfires that kicked up Tuesday, powered by high winds and dry conditions, have exploded in size. As of Saturday evening, 11 people had been killed and more than 12,000 buildings and ...
L.A. fire maps show Palisades, Eaton and more fires in California right now Emily Mae Czachor, John Kelly, Taylor Johnston, Grace Manthey Updated January 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Large Low Speed Wind Tunnel 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) by 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) Low Turbulence Wind Tunnel 0.8 m (2 ft 7 in) by 0.6 m (2 ft 0 in) Open Jet Wind Tunnel 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) diameter United Kingdom University of British Columbia Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel [90] 2.5 m × 1.6 m × 23.6 m (8 ft 2 in × 5 ft 3 in × 77 ft 5 in)
Woodley Fire: Small fire reported in local parkland. Burnt area: 30 acres. Burnt area: 30 acres. Olivas Fire: Small fire first reported in Ventura county about 50 miles (80km) east of Los Angeles.
As of January 30, 2025, three fires remain active, which include the Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire, and Hughes Fire. [ 5 ] The fires have been exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a build-up of vegetation the previous winter , and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds , which in some places have reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s).
About 75% of California's 20 most destructive wildfires—measured in terms of structures burned—have occurred since 2015. [1] Santa Ana winds in California expand fires and spread smoke over hundreds of miles, as in this October 2007 satellite image.
An aircraft flies to drop fire retardant over the area of a wildfire burning near Pacific Palisades on the west side of Los Angeles during a weather driven windstorm on Jan. 7, 2025. California ...
By the end of spring (June 20), the total area burned by wildfires in California was nearly 90,000 acres (36,000 ha). This early spike in activity was primarily from wind-driven grass fires, more than 30 of which occurred on several days in mid-June with low humidity, high temperatures, and strong winds. [5]