ByMartha Kelner, US correspondent At 4.30pm last Tuesday afternoon, a dark grey smoke cloud loomed over North Mount Holyoke Avenue in Pacific Palisades, obscuring the setting sun. The blazes that would become the most destructive wildfires in Califor...
The first week of January isn't usually wildfire season. But as 2024 began, more than 100 "zombie fires" were actively burning in British Columbia — holdovers from last summer that typically go dormant over winter. "That is mind boggling to ...
Sign Me Up You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. L.A. County is no match for this scale of fiery destruction As I wrote this, I could see a thick pillar of smoke rising from the San Gabriel Mountains ...
Average wildfire smoke maximum daily average 8-h O3 (MDA8-O3) contribution was 0.2 ppb during the study period over New Mexico. However, over the state 1 h maximum smoke O3 exceeded 60 ppb in some locations near Santa Fe. Estimated all-cause excess mortality attributable to short term ...
Roughly 120 miles of Interstate 70 in western Kansas shut down due to blowing dust and limited visibility, and roads in the state’s east were closed amid wildfires and smoke. Officials urged people in some areas of central Missouri’s Camden County to evacuate due...
"Our house is standing," said Zoe Kahn, who had to flee from her Pasadena home. But, there's significant smoke damage." "We are having our house professionally cleaned, and then hiring an industrial hygienist to assess any toxins that are in the home still so that we can make sure it...
Fire suppression is the primary management response to wildfires in many areas globally. By removing less-extreme wildfires, this approach ensures that remaining wildfires burn under more extreme conditions. Here, we term this the “suppression bias” an
Smoke from the fires has caused “unhealthy air quality” across the county, according to a Saturday news release. The smoke is expected to have the strongest effect in northwest coastal Los Angeles County, including the Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Pasadena and areas near the fires. Anish Ma...
“Everybody in Ventura County in the fall – if you live anywhere near the brush – should be ready,” Gardner said. “If you’re in the fire impact area, if you’re smelling smoke, you should be prepared to go. And when you get that evacuation order, you need to leave, get your...
(AP) — Flames and pillars of smoke rose from both sides of the road and a woman yelled in panic as firefighters ushered a crowd of fleeing residents along. Aaron Samson positioned his 83-year-old father-in-law behind his blue walker, and they began shuffling down the sidewalk. “My ...