This paper examines the common belief that past fire suppression and "unnatural" fuel build-up areresponsible for large, high-intensity fires in southern California. This has been characterized as the firesuppression paradigm or the southern/Baja California fire mosaic hypothesis. ...
(2023) used data from regulatory monitors and PurpleAir sensors and used various interpolation techniques to estimate exposure to wildfire-induced pollution in Northern and Southern California. The goal of this study is to estimate the impact of wildfire emissions on air quality and public health in...
Strong Santa Ana winds returned Sunday just as firefighters in Southern California were able to increase a containment line around the massive "Woolsey Fire," which has scorched more than 130 square miles,CBS Los Angeles reports. The "Woolsey Fire" has been 25 percent contained,according ...
In Southern California, fires burned in the mountains of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Diego counties, with the potential for the region's notorious Santa Ana winds to push flames out of wilderness and into communities. People in a half-dozen foothill communities east of Los Angeles were...
The environmental pollution, property losses and casualties caused by wildfires in California are getting worse by the year. To minimize the interference of wildfires on economic and social development, and formulate targeted mitigation strategies, it is
The internet has blown up with criticism over the handling of the wildfires in Southern... By Kurtis Alexander ‘Will things ever be the same?’ Fires ravage diverse L.A. community far from star-studded coast Often dubbed Los Angeles’ “hidden gem,” the diverse community of Altadena is ...
In Southern California, about 2,000 people were ordered to evacuate because of a fire sweeping through the Sequoia National Forest. The wind-driven blaze ate up more than 60 square miles (155 square kilometers) in four days, Andrew Freeborn of the Kern ...
Wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour are expected to continue through Thursday in that area, CAL Fire reported online, "potentially aiding in further fire activity and suppression efforts." View an interactive map of Palisades Fire evacuation orders and warnings on theCal Fire website. ...
Less harmful air quality, under the category of "unhealthy for sensitive groups," is also expected in some areas of Southern California. This indicates that the general public is less likely to be affected while those with chronic health conditions or others more sensitive ...
Several also were burning in northern coastline areas and in Southern California. The cluster of wine country fires threaten an area that only last year grappled with another massive blaze that forced 200,000 to flee — a task made more complicated this year because of the pandemic. ...