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NASA satellite imagery shows 1,214-mile smoke plume from California wildfires

SAN FRANCISCO -- The 560 wildfires that have scorched California this week have created a 1,214-mile smoke plume visible from space, new NASA imagery shows. The space agency on Thursday released ...
Firehouse

Evacuation Warnings in Place as Flooding Expected in CA Wildfire Scar Areas

Southern California will be under a severe weather threat Saturday, with the most powerful wave of an incoming atmospheric river storm peaking over the weekend in Los Angeles County and bringing a ...
City JournalOpinion

Firefighters Could Have Prevented the L.A. Wildfires, but California Rules Made Them Save Plants Instead

The L.A. Department of Water and Power had kept the nearby Santa Ynez Reservoir empty for nearly a year, contributing to dry ...

Bay Area fire chief accuses State Parks of obstructing wildfire-prevention work

The dispute highlights conflicts that have arisen as climate change has driven increasingly large and frequent wildfires in ...
NBC Los Angeles

Evacuation orders issued for some properties near wildfire burn areas in Los Angeles County

Evacuation orders were issued for high-risk properties near recent wildfire burn areas in Los Angeles County due to the threat of flooding and debris flows from a mid-November storm. The mandatory ...
Los Angeles Times

California utilities try AI to combat costly wildfire liabilities

Utilities including PG&E use AI startups to analyze satellite images and identify trees most likely to topple onto power lines and spark wildfires. The technology costs far less than burying lines ...