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The below map was current, as of 2:30 p.m. PT. Evacuation orders were issued for an area including the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2024. Life-threatening ...
The Ring of Fire (also known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Rim of Fire, the Girdle of Fire or the Circum-Pacific belt) [note 1] is a tectonic belt of volcanoes and earthquakes. It is about 40,000 km (25,000 mi) long [ 1 ] and up to about 500 km (310 mi) wide, [ 2 ] and surrounds most of the Pacific Ocean .
The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to Cal Fire. Smoke engulfs the Getty Villa during a wildfire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of west Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2025.
An updating map created by CBS News' data team charts the expanse of the wildfires across Southern California. The Palisades Fire — the largest wildfire in the region — has burned more than ...
The maps below show the sizes and statuses of the fires. They will be updated frequently. The largest of the blazes, the Palisades Fire, is more than 33 square miles.
From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 7 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).
The below map was current, as of 2:30 p.m. PT. Evacuation orders were issued for an area including the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2024.
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on the Pacific Palisades fire for Tuesday, Jan. 7. For the latest updates on the California wildfires, please read USA TODAY'S live updates for ...