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(The leprosy bacterium is difficult to culture and armadillos have a body temperature of 34 °C (93 °F), similar to human skin.) [26] Humans can acquire a leprosy infection from armadillos by handling them or consuming armadillo meat. [27] [28] Armadillos are a presumed vector and natural reservoir for the disease in Texas, Louisiana and Florida.
Santa Ana winds in California expand fires and spread smoke over hundreds of miles, as in this October 2007 satellite image. The Rim Fire consumed more than 250,000 acres (100,000 ha) of forest near Yosemite National Park, in 2013. This is a partial and incomplete list of wildfires in the US state of California. California has dry, windy, and ...
Los Angeles and other areas in California are among the highest-risk areas for wildfires — but they're not the only ones. Many fires take place in areas where humans have overstepped into nature ...
Multiple major wildfires, including the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire, are leaving a trail of destruction and death in the Los Angeles area. Maps: See how large the California wildfires are Skip ...
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) [3] [4] is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California.It is responsible for fire protection in various areas under state responsibility totaling 31 million acres, as well as the administration of the state's private and public forests.
A map shows how fire-ravaged California gives more in federal money than it gets back. Ayelet Sheffey,Madison Hoff. January 17, 2025 at 4:08 AM.
Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus). Cingulata is an order of armored placental mammals.Members of this order are called cingulates, or colloquially, armadillos.They are primarily found in South America, though the northern naked-tailed armadillo is found mainly in Central America and the nine-banded armadillo has a range extending into North America.
California's Palisades Fire is the largest of the deadly wildfires that ignited in the Los Angeles area and maps show how it compares to the size of 13 U.S. cities.