A humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia — and it’s all captured on camera
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile (AP) — A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him ...
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Thousands told to evacuate after two new blazes start in Los Angeles County
Evacuation orders and warnings were issued to more than 31,000 people in the vicinity of two new wildfires north of Los Angeles on Wednesday. The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los ...
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Fast-growing wildfire breaks out north of Los Angeles, forces evacuations
CASTAIC, California: A rapidly growing wildfire broke out some 80 km north of Los Angeles on Wednesday (Jan 22), burning 20 sq km, while two major fires burning in the metropolitan area for more ...
Los Angeles Times23d
Opinion: How governable is Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is being investigated ... by factory layoffs and plant shutdowns in the 1970s, recalls Hector De La Torre, executive director of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments, a joint ...
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New wildfire near Los Angeles explodes to 9,400 acres, forces evacuations
The Hughes fire, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Los Angeles, sent huge flames and plumes of smoke over a hilly area and further taxed firefighters who have managed to bring two major fires in the ...
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Tyra Banks says she lost a home in recent Los Angeles wildfires
Tyra Banks is among the thousands of people in Los Angeles who have been impacted by the still-active wildfires that have swept through the area, but she’s thankful that most of her cherished ...
Los Angeles Times24d
Tourists love Los Angeles. Could the fires change that?
Travelers flying into Los Angeles last weekend were greeted by an apocalyptic sight: billowing clouds of smoke and the red-orange glow of flames against the glittering expanse of city lights.
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Map: See LA County wildfires containment updates
Firefighters increased containment lines around the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire during a weekend of improved weather conditions in Los Angeles County. The deadly fires, two of the most ...
The Atlantic25d
Los Angeles’s Ash Problem
When I saw gardeners arriving armed with leaf blowers, my heart sank. (Los Angeles County has temporarily banned their use because they throw up so much dust.) But no one knew exactly the right ...
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The unusually strong force behind the apocalyptic fires in Los Angeles
Sustained powerful winds reaching nearly 100 miles per hour are driving fast-moving wildfires near Los Angeles, spewing smoke, destroying homes, closing roads, and forcing thousands of people to ...
The New York Times26d
The Push and Pull of Los Angeles: Beauty and Danger
Somini Sengupta, a climate reporter who has lived across Los Angeles, reflects on the city, its mythology and its reckoning with disaster. By Somini Sengupta Often when you’re visiting Los ...
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Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
Residents in the Los Angeles County community of Sylmar said they once again heard popping noises and a loud explosion. Once again, they saw an orange ball of fire erupt, this time on Jan. 7 below ...