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When Lake Agassiz existed, the gap was the outlet to River Warren. The outflow from the melting glaciers filled Lake Agassiz and then drained through the gap to the Gulf of Mexico. This mass of moving water eroded a valley 2–5 kilometres (1.2–3.1 mi) wide and from 100 to 125 feet (30 to 38 m) deep.
The LNU Lightning Complex fires were a large complex of wildfires that burned during the 2020 California wildfire season across much of the Wine Country area of Northern California – Lake, Napa, Sonoma, Solano, and Yolo Counties, from August 17 to October 2, 2020.
The fire partially burned "Camp Helendade," owned by the Boy Scouts of America's local council, the California Inland Empire Council. Helendade was originally given to the council in 1960 to replace another camp that had been burned. [83] [84] [85] The Grass Valley Fire was located just north of Lake Arrowhead. [86]
“The general mood of the flight got very tense and quiet up until we landed some 20 to 30 minutes afterward”, she added. More than 3,000 acres are ablaze in the Pacific Palisades fire, over ...
From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 8 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).
Most notably, the county-run Santa Ynez Reservoir — which is right in the heart of Pacific Palisades, and can hold 117 million gallons — was empty when the fires broke out last week, and has ...
Malibu’s coastline, seen on Jan. 13, 2025, was impacted by the wildfires in Southern California, where many homes were destroyed. ... At the fire's worst, he said, it looked like a volcano ...
On September 10, the Colony Fire was 100% contained, ending the last of the Summer 2008 California wildfires. [26] The Summer 2008 wildfires burned a total of 1,162,197 acres (4,703.24 km 2 ) between May 2008 and September 2008, comprising the vast majority of burned land by wildfires in California in 2008.