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Watch live aerial view of the California wildfires on Saturday (11 January) as the deadly blazes continue to rage. Officials continue to battle the stubborn blazes eating up more than 35,000 acres ...
Watch live as Los Angeles County officials give an update on the deadly wildfires today (12 January) as California governor Gavin Newsom described the tragedy as the worst natural disaster in US ...
The front wall of a Los Angeles home engulfed in flames collapsed as a FOX camera was rolling on the scene. As of Wednesday morning, four wildfires – the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Woodley ...
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 ...
Watch live as LA County officials give a wildfire update on Wednesday (15 January) as residents are warned to “stay on guard” amid high-fueling wind gusts. Bruising Santa Ana winds have ...
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 ...
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.
The wildfires ravaging Southern California are "causing unhealthy air quality conditions," according to a warning issued by the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.