Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s. Experts say several factors could lead to wildfires reaching cities more often. Urban areas continue to sprawl into wildland. Climate change is raising global temperatures that lead to more severe weather, including droughts, especially in the western United States. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s Yinka Oyetade welcomes Yves Figueiredo, Associate Professor of US Environmental History at LARCA, an…
After nine gruelling days of battling two massive wildfires in Los Angeles, firefighters finally caught a break on Thursday as fierce winds weakened, providing much-needed relief.
LA authorities searching for at least 36 missing people as wildfire death count rises to 25 As fire crews continue to battle the wildfires consuming…
Southern California continues to grapple with the aftermath of devastating wildfires that have destroyed more than 12,000 buildings and claimed 25 lives. Harsh winds have fueled the fires, leaving millions of residents under evacuation orders and facing power outages.
Powerful Santa Ana winds forecast for late Tuesday night are raising fears of worsening wildfires around Los Angeles, as the region remains on edge following devastating blazes that have already claimed at least 25 lives.
It has been nearly a week since the devastating wildfires began raging through southern California, killing at least 24 people and burning an area larger…
After a week in which two wildfires smothered multiple Los Angeles neighbourhoods, killing at least 25 people, the US entertainment capital and its surrounding counties…
Around 84,000 people may be forced to flee after a new wildfire erupted on Tuesday in Ventura County, near Los Angeles, where two separate fires…
California weather forecasters warn that strong Santa Ana winds, which fueled wildfires around Los Angeles, will pick up again this week. The winds, reaching speeds of up to 60 mph, are expected from Sunday night through Wednesday.
Wildfires in Los Angeles have claimed 24 lives, with officials warning of dangerous winds that could exacerbate the situation. The blazes, now in their sixth…
The death toll from the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area rose to at least ten, the authorities said, even as new fires continued to…
Residents in the Hollywood Hills have been ordered to evacuate as wildfires continue to tear through Los Angeles, posing an “immediate threat to life,” according to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). Officials have declared the area legally closed to the public.
Three life-threatening fires are destroying homes as they race across Los Angeles County, the largest of which — in the Pacific Palisades — has left tens of thousands of people under evacuation orders.
Two people killed as a plane crashes in California. Two people were killed and 19 injured when a small plane crashed through the rooftop of…
A tornado struck Scotts Valley, California, on Saturday afternoon, injuring four people and flipping cars, according to local authorities. The EF1 tornado, with winds peaking at 90 mph, lasted five minutes, damaging power lines and leaving Monterey County among the hardest hit with ongoing outages.
A fast-moving wildfire dubbed the Franklin Fire has forced thousands of Malibu residents, including actor Dick Van Dyke and singer Cher, to evacuate as flames swept through the affluent Los Angeles-area community.
Strong Santa Ana winds, a dry current that blows from inland California toward the coast, fueled a wildfire overnight in Malibu, the coastal city west…
Cher had to move to the hotel, actress Mira Sorvino was caught in the middle of the night: a forest fire was raging in Southern…
A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the northern California coast, according to the US Geological Survey. The epicentre was near Ferndale, a small town in Humboldt County, about 260 miles (418km) north of San Francisco.
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