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Photos capture fire damage left in Malibu. Flames from the Palisades Fire burn a structure on January 8, 2025 in Malibu, California. Firefighters battle flames from the Palisades Fire on January 8 ...
Wildfires have scorched more than 30,000 acres in Los Angeles this week, destroying thousands of homes and businesses, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate and leaving at least 10 ...
At least 16 people have died as a result of the fires, which have been fueled by dry conditions and ferocious winds. ... Photos of the disaster, which will likely rank as the most destructive in L ...
A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a bushfire ( in Australia ), desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, prairie fire, vegetation fire, or veld fire. [ 3 ]
Incredible satellite footage captures the Pacific Palisades wildfires rage across Los Angeles. Bright orange flames and thick smoke can be seen from the skies, in the footage shared by CIRA on ...
The Tillamook burn photographed in 1941. The first fire started in a ravine at the headwaters of Gales Creek on August 14, 1933. The exact cause of the first fire is unknown; however, the common narrative states that as logging crews were wrapping up operations early due to fire hazard restrictions, a steel cable dragging a fallen Douglas fir rubbed against the dry bark of a wind-fallen snag.
The 2024 Peru wildfires are a series of wildfires that began in July 2024 that have caused at least 16 deaths and the burning of about 3,000 hectares [ha] (7,400 acres) of forest, protected areas, and agricultural land in 22 of 24 Peruvian regions.
See photos of the massive fires below: Water is dropped on the advancing Palisades Fire by helicopter in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 7. Ethan Swope—AP.