Climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely and intense, preliminary study finds
Tuesday's report, too rapid for peer-review yet, found global warming boosted the likelihood of high fire weather conditions in this month's fires by 35 percent and its intensity by 6 percent.
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Were the rains enough to ease Southern California’s fire threat? What we know
The Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires in L.A. County were 95%, 99% and 98% contained, respectively, as of Tuesday morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
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Trump heads West to visit fire-stricken California
The Palisades Fire is currently 77% contained and has burned through nearly 9,500 hectares of land, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Trump, a Republican ...
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From fire alerts to flood watches: Rain brings relief to Southern California firefighters, but with a caveat
according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). The Eaton Fire, which also broke out on Jan. 7 in Pasadena and Altadena, was 95% contained on Sunday after ...
Los Angeles Times4d
Video adds to scrutiny of Edison tower as possible site of origin of Eaton fire
Investigators with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection who are working to determine the cause of the blaze have declined to comment on their inquiry. But a Cal Fire ...
UPI5d
Flood watch in effect for fire scorched areas of California
according to the California Department of Emergency Fire Protection. The Palisades fire was 85% contained as of late Sunday and the Eaton Fire was at 95%. The Hughes fire, burning near Castaic ...
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Snow shuts down major California freeway just days after an LA County fire closed it
according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The Hughes fire was 95% contained on Monday morning, according to Cal Fire. A weekend storm brought much-needed rain to ...
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Southern California gets much-needed rain after weeks of fire, but toxic ash and mudslides a concern
It was 99 per cent contained as of Monday, according to California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Southern California Edison on Monday reported a fault on a power line connected ...
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Climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, intense: Study
a climate and fire scientist at the University of California Merced. Southern California has “some of the best climate, best weather on the planet — except when you get a combination of ...
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Hughes Fire in LA County burns 10,000 acres, evacuations lifted but mudslide concerns remain
With high winds driving the flames, the fast-moving wildfire exploded to more than 10,000 acres by 10 p.m. that night, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...
Breaking: New prescribed fire started in Merced County on Jan. 28
A new prescribed burn, named Merced Piles, was initiated today at 11:25 a.m. in Merced County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. At ...