LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- A large wildfire in Malibu in Southern California has grown to over 2,700 acres (10.9 square kilometers) as of Tuesday afternoon, prompting evacuations due to dangerous fire conditions. The fire, codenamed Franklin Fire, was reported Monday night. It starte...
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said the research center was not under immediate threat from the blaze, dubbed the Corral Fire, which had devoured some 22 square miles (52 square kilometers) by Sunday afternoon. The fire was 50% contained...
Forecasters issued red flag warnings through Thursday, covering areas from California’s central coast through the San Francisco Bay Area and into northern counties, where strong winds were also expected. California’s statewide wildfire update shows a significant increase in the number of acres burned...
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The report found the average annual number of fire weather days is increasing throughout the majority of California, especially in interior areas of the state. The southern interior, the state’s portion of the Southwest Desert Basin, saw the biggest jump with an increase of 61 fire weather da...
The number of structures threatened include homes and businesses in areas under evacuation orders and warnings, as well as some that could be affected if the fire – which has behaved erratically over the past few days – shifts, Prater said....
As of Tuesday morning, wildfire fueled by high heat has charred 37,472 acres (around 152 square km), up 13 percent compared with Monday afternoon in the Santa Clarita Valley area near Los Angeles, in the western U.S. state of California, and over a dozen
It can be difficult for homeowners in high-risk wildfire areas to find adequate homeowners insurance coverage. If that’s the case for you, you may need to go with a last-resort coverage option, like the California FAIR Plan. Below is a breakdown of home insurance and FAIR Plans in The...
Evacuation orders were downgraded Saturday to warnings for residents in several areas of Ventura County as winds subsided and firefighters were aided by mild temperatures and low humidity. Agriculture officials assessing the toll on farmland sown with avocado, citrus and berries estimated the damage ...
Southern California is being lashed by powerful winds feeding the Moutain Fire, which destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands to flee.