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The Summary The Los Angeles-area fires are a worst-case scenario caused by powerful winds that struck after months without rain. For the Los Angeles area, the recent string of wildfires represents a worst-case scenario — unusually powerful and prolonged Santa Ana winds struck after months without significant rain. But the steep consequences of the blazes are not a surprise, according to an NBC News review of after-action reports following previous fires, wildfire risk maps, public meetings about wildfire risk and interviews with fire experts. The fires have forced nearly 180,000 people to evacuate, cut power to nearly half a million customers and burned thousands of homes. “It was not if, it was when” said Joe Scott, the chief fire scientist at Pyrologix, a wildfire risk consultancy that worked on the federal analysis.

Persons: ”, Char Miller, ” Miller, Joe Scott, Woolsey, lauding, Anthony Marrone, Ethan Swope, ” Marrone, Zillow, Robert Gray, “ There’s, ” Gray, Gray, Anale Burlew, Apu Gomes, Wade Crowfoot, Anas, Robert Fovell, Miller, “, it’s, Daniel Swain, Swain, ” Swain Organizations: NBC, Pomona College, City, Hollywood, Los Angeles Fire Department, Angeles County Fire, Firefighters, California, Task Force, Pacific, Farm, FAIR, California Department of Forestry, Fire Protection, Franklin, Getty, University of Albany, UCLA Locations: Los Angeles, Santa, Los Angeles County, United States, Palisades, Altadena, Santa Monica, Malibu, Ventura, Angeles, . County, L.A . County, Pacific, California, Pacific Palisades, Southern California, Sunset, Gabriel, Pasadena, Santa Ana

☆ The wildfires have a Hollywood producer wondering: Should I even stay in LA?
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Now, some in the entertainment industry are wondering whether they should stick around. asked Adam Wood, a producer and director in North Hollywood. Related Video Video shows the devastation from Hawaii wildfires"I could improve my lot financially by not being here," he said. It previously said the LA County Fire Department ordered film permits to be revoked for the communities of Altadena, La Crescenta, La Canada/Flintridge, and Unincorporated Pasadena. Still, Adler, the economic researcher, said he doubted LA would lose its position at the top of the entertainment industry.

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“Now they’re over a million, $2 million.”Mr. Jackson said Mr. Shaw’s father had taken meticulous care of the family’s home. Mr. Shaw, who Mr. Jackson said never married, drove a bloodmobile and later made contract deliveries. Mr. Nickerson came from a multigenerational California family, his son, Eric Nickerson, said. Erliene KelleyErliene Kelley, who lived a few blocks away from Mr. Shaw and Mr. Nickerson, died in her home, according to her family. “The fire that came through this canyon wiped out the entire Altadena community that’s been standing for 50, 60 years,” said Mr. Jackson, a retired Los Angeles County employee.

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This week’s deadly wildfires in Southern California have destroyed or damaged thousands of structures, including many landmarks that hold a spot in cinematic and cultural history. The Los Angeles area blazes, which authorities say have killed at least five people, have leveled homes, businesses and schools at an alarming speed. It’s one of several Los Angeles County schools that sustained “significant” fire damage, according to the Los Angeles Unified School District. California State Parks“California State Parks mourns the loss of these treasured natural and cultural resources, and our hearts go out to everyone impacted by the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area,” State Parks Director Armando Quintero said. Topanga Ranch Motel: Also owned by the state parks department, the Topanga Ranch Motel was constructed in 1929 by newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst.

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The Santa Ana winds, as they’re known, are a naturally occurring phenomenon made possible by the geography in the western U.S. “And boy, when a big Santa Ana hits, that’s when the nightmare for our firefighters really kicks in.”The Santa Ana winds form in a western area of the country known as the Great Basin, which includes Nevada and part of Utah. By the time they reach Southern California, the winds can move at a speed of 40 mph, with gusts that are even stronger. “That targeted the strongest winds for the foothills around Eaton Canyon.”Tripti Bhattacharya, an associate professor of earth and environmental sciences at Syracuse University, said her models don’t predict that Santa Ana winds will get worse this century. “So that fire season is more likely to coincide with Santa Ana winds in the future.”

Persons: ”, Mark Gold, it’s, Robert Fovell, Eaton, Tripti Bhattacharya, Santa Ana, ” Bhattacharya Organizations: Palisades, Natural Resources Defense, Santa Ana, University of Albany, Syracuse University, “ Locations: Southern, Santa, U.S, Los Angeles, Eaton, Nevada, Utah, Southern California, Ventura County, Santa Ana, Orange County, San Gabriel, Pasadena, Altadena, Gabriel, California

President Biden and others will honor former President Jimmy Carter at a funeral in Washington, D.C. And the end of fact-checking on Meta suggests a new era of social media is upon us. Today’s forecastAlthough the ferocious winds that have fueled the fires were expected to gradually diminish overnight, dangerous conditions are expected to persist. President-elect Donald Trump is blaming President Biden and California Gov. Carter has laid in state at the U.S. Capitol since Tuesday and is in the Washington National Cathedral for today’s funeral service. After the funeral, Carter will make his final journey to his hometown of Plains, Georgia, where he will be buried alongside his wife, Rosalynn Carter.

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☆ Six dead in Indian temple stampede as free passes draw thousands
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

At least six people were killed and 35 injured in a stampede near one of India’s busiest and richest temples, after thousands of devout Hindus assembled there to secure free visit passes, authorities said Thursday. “The stampede took place when the gate was opened,” S. Venkateswar, the district collector, or top revenue official, told reporters Thursday. Tickets for visits to the nearly 2,000-year-old temple usually cost $3.50 (300 rupees) each and are sold online. Temple operator, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), apologized for the incident and promised action against anyone found responsible. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, a key ally of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, inspected the stampede site and visited some of the injured in hospital.

Persons: Swamy, Venkateswar, Chandrababu Naidu, Narendra Modi, Naidu’s, Jagan Mohan Reddy, Modi Organizations: ” Authorities, Reuters, Indian, Party Locations: Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams

Fire forecast: Critical fire weather is forecast to last across parts of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties through Friday. The Pasadena Water and Power system may be compromised by “debris and elevated turbidity,” according to the city. Air quality: The excessive smoke and ash has caused air quality to plummet to ‘hazardous’ levels across parts of the region and air quality alerts are in place in many areas, including Downtown Los Angeles. Altadena has a current air quality index of 426, which exceeds the worst air quality seen in New Delhi, a city notorious for air pollution, over the last two days. Learning disrupted: All schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District will be closed today.

Persons: Hirst, Lidia, Chad Augustin, Anthony Marrone, Daniel Swain, It’s Organizations: Hollywood, Woodley, Pasadena Fire, Fire, National Weather Service, California National Guard, Pasadena, Downtown, Los Angeles Unified School District Locations: Angeles County, Los Angeles County, Malibu, Santa Monica, Altadena, Southern California, Los Angeles, Ventura Counties, Nevada, City, Pasadena, Eaton, Downtown Los Angeles, New Delhi

☆ California wildfires: What we know about L.A. fire evacuations, maps, what caused it, who is affected and more
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted Tuesday and roared across the Los Angeles area, destroying hundreds of homes and killing at least five people. The Palisades Fire erupted Tuesday morning in Pacific Palisades, a Los Angeles County neighborhood east of Malibu, as a brush fire. erupted Tuesday morning in Pacific Palisades, a Los Angeles County neighborhood east of Malibu, as a brush fire. The Sunset Fire sparked in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles near Runyon Canyon shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday, prompting mandatory evacuations. There have been a significant number of injuries in the Eaton Fire, according to Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone.

Persons: Daniel Swain, Eaton, Hurst, Kristen Crowley, Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo, Crowley, Anthony Marrone, Luna, Marrone, Swain, Justin Sullivan Organizations: California Department of Forestry, U.S . Forest Service, Los Angeles Fire, Hollywood, Pasadena Mayor, Los Angeles County Fire, NBC, Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, National Weather Service, Climate Locations: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Sylmar, San Fernando, Los, Runyon, Eaton, Calabasas , Malibu, NBC Los Angeles, Altadena, Pasadena, California, Southern California, Calif

The Summary Exceptionally dry conditions and strong Santa Ana winds have fueled the dangerous fires in Los Angeles. Southern California has been abnormally dry for months, even in what is typically the rainy season. The parched landscape across Southern California meant that any ignition was likely to become a monster blaze. “We haven’t had any substantial rain for hundreds of days,” said Max Moritz, a wildfire specialist at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The last time Los Angeles logged more than one-tenth of an inch of rain was in early May.

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☆ Some of Hollywood's biggest productions have been paused by the LA wildfires. Here are the shows affected, including 'Fallout' and 'Jimmy Kimmel Live.'
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Wildfires have torn through Los Angeles, destroying homes and displacing residents. As the Los Angeles wildfires continue to tear through swathes of the city, Hollywood has responded by pausing multiple TV and film productions. The Los Angeles Times reported that around 2,000 buildings had been destroyed, citing the LA Fire Department. 'Fallout' and 'Grey's Anatomy' are among the TV shows affectedElla Purnell in "Fallout" and Ellen Pompeo in "Grey's Anatomy." And Disney delayed work on "Grey's Anatomy," "Jimmy Kimmel Live," and "Doctor Odyssey."

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Onlookers taking photos and videos of the Palisades fire as it burned through the Topanga Canyon, northwest of Los Angeles, on Thursday. At least five major fires were burning across the Los Angeles area, encircling the city in a ring of blazes. “It is safe to say that the Palisades fire is one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of Los Angeles,” she said. “This fire was rapidly and aggressively attacked by using coordinated air and ground suppression efforts.”Lidia fireA fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon in a rural, mountainous part of Los Angeles County, about 50 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. Hurst fireThe Hurst fire erupted on Tuesday in Sylmar, in the northernmost part of the San Fernando Valley and about 25 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.

Persons: Kristin M, Crowley, ”, Kathryn Barger, Charles S, Farnsworth, ” Crowley, ” Lidia, Lidia, Anthony C, Hurst Organizations: Los Angeles Fire Department, Angeles County, of Supervisors, Nature, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Studio City Locations: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Palisades, Eaton, Pasadena, Altadena, Hollywood, West, Beverly Hills, Hurst, Sylmar, San Fernando Valley

☆ Los Angeles Wildfires Will Make a Serious Housing Shortage Worse
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( Danielle Kaye | Conor Dougherty | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Each of the homes burned in the Los Angeles fires is its own individual calamity. For the time being, evacuees are holing up in public shelters in Los Angeles County, with friends or family members or in hotels. That will not be easy in a metro area that, as of 2022, already had a shortage of about 337,000 homes, according to data from Zillow. The number of homes on the market in Los Angeles was 26 percent below prepandemic norms as of December, according to Zillow. Pasadena, which is battling the Eaton fire, has already lost hundreds of homes.

Persons: ” Victor M, Gordo, Eaton Locations: Los, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, “, Pasadena

☆ Los Angeles wildfires are still burning across the area — ripping through homes and lives: Latest updates
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Wildfires are rampaging across Los Angeles County this week. Wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles — and could become the costliest blazes in US history, according to a JPMorgan research note. The Los Angeles downtown skyline in the distance was surrounded by smoke and haze on Thursday morning. AP Photo/Damian DovarganesMeanwhile, 20 people have been arrested on suspicion of looting in areas affected by the fires, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said at Thursday's briefing. ADHurst FireThe Hurst fire burned in the hills above the Sylmar area of Los Angeles on Wednesday.

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☆ Opinion | Disasters Have Made L.A. What It Is
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( David L. Ulin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Tuesday, as a series of aggressive wildfires began ripping through Southern California, I found myself having an unlikely reaction: the desire to be there. I mean this not as a thrill seeker or fire follower but rather as someone who wanted to go home. I have lived in Los Angeles since 1991, when I moved from New York. My wife and I raised our family in Los Angeles, and in June my father entered an assisted-living facility in Pasadena, not far from what is now the Eaton fire evacuation zone. This is my father’s first go-round as a California resident, and he is right to be afraid.

Locations: Southern California, Los Angeles, New York, Pasadena, Eaton, Manhattan, California

Wildfires have broken out in Los Angeles and are raging through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood. Wildfires in Los Angeles are tearing through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, home to A-list actors, including Ben Affleck — who bought his $20.5 million mansion there in July. ADThe fire started on Tuesday in the Pacific Palisades before spreading west toward the Malibu stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway. AD"The Pacific Palisades is a resilient community of amazing people and we know in time it will rise again. "Honestly, I'm in shock and feeling numb for all so many have lost, including my family," she wrote in an Instagram post.

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An evacuation and shelter center at the Westwood Recreation Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The drive was short but eerie, Ms. Duffy said, because the power and all the lights were out. Around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a neighbor warned Ms. Cowles and her husband of a fire in the hills above the community. Ms. Cowles left a sheet of uncooked peanut butter cookies on the counter in her haste to flee. Ms. Cowles has lived in Los Angeles for about 50 years, she said, but has never had to evacuate before.

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☆ Getty Villa, Will Roger’s ranch and other iconic landmarks impacted by Los Angeles wildfires
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( Artemis Moshtaghian | Brett Roegiers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —As residents in the Los Angeles area grapple with this week’s devastating wildfires, several iconic landmarks and beloved local institutions have fallen victim to the flames. Will Rogers ranch houseWill Rogers’ former ranch house was destroyed by the Palisades Fire. Altadena Community ChurchThe Altadena Community Church burns during the Eaton Fire on January 8. The Getty VillaFlames from the Palisades Fire reach the grounds of the Getty Villa museum along the Pacific Coast Highway on January 8. Apu Gomes/Getty ImagesThe Getty Villa, a slice of ancient Rome nestled in the Pacific Palisades, narrowly escaped destruction as the Palisades Fire raged dangerously close to its hallowed grounds.

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Los Angeles CNN —Acrid smoke shrouded the sky in Altadena, California, as Gail watched flames from the raging Eaton Fire swallow her next-door neighbor’s house. The wildfires in Los Angeles County together consumed thousands of acres in just over a day, with the blaze near Altadena quadrupling in size in a matter of hours Wednesday. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said several of his employees have lost their homes to the flames. “This is a tragic time in our history here in Los Angeles, but a time when we’re really tested and see who we really are,” Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said at a news conference Wednesday morning. Video Ad Feedback Timelapse video shows Los Angeles wildfire spread rapidly 00:45 - Source: CNNHarsh winds have made the fires unpredictable.

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“Now they’re over a million, $2 million.”Mr. Jackson said Mr. Shaw’s father had taken meticulous care of the family’s home. “He always kept his house up,” Mr. Jackson, recalling how he and the elder Mr. Shaw bonded over home maintenance. Mr. Shaw, who Mr. Jackson said never married, drove a bloodmobile and later made contract deliveries. Mr. Nickerson came from a multigenerational California family, his son, Eric Nickerson, said. “The fire that came through this canyon wiped out the entire Altadena community that’s been standing for 50, 60 years,” said Mr. Jackson.

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☆ LA residents turn to apps like Watch Duty and social media to track wildfire information
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

California fires have led people to turn to apps, subreddits, and social media accounts for real-time updates. The Watch Duty wildfire maps app said it added over 1 million new users in recent days. Other groups, like California Wildfires Information ALERT, post evacuation notices and resources for those who have fled impacted areas. The app has also released information about the wildfires and dedicated a tab to resources for impacted residents called "California Wildfire Information." It also links over a dozen resources including media updates, Airbnb temporary housing details, and a list of school closures.

Persons: There's, Adam Wood, ike, eople, ines Organizations: Watch, Los Angeles Fire Department, Facebook, Hollywood Locations: California, Los Angeles, subreddits, Maui, North Hollywood, Pasadena

One night in December 2019, Emma Louthan realized in a mild panic that she needed a gift for a child’s birthday party the next day. She grabbed acrylic paint and some of her daughter’s old clothes and began creating an aquatic scene: pink koi swimming beneath white and green water lilies. The birthday boy wasn’t much impressed by the artful present, but it planted a seed in Ms. Louthan’s mind. A few months later, she tried her hand at a collection of about a dozen hand-painted adult sweatshirts and found a more appreciative audience. It was the beginning of Covid lockdowns, and Ms. Louthan, an artist in Philadelphia who graduated from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture, was working as a freelance textile designer while at home with her husband and 1-year-old daughter.

Persons: Emma Louthan, wasn’t, Covid lockdowns, Louthan Organizations: University’s Tyler School of Art Locations: Philadelphia

☆ Los Angeles struggles to contain disaster as 5th wildfire breaks out in the Hollywood Hills
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The longest-burning of the now five active fires in Los Angeles County, the Palisades Fire, has burned over 15,000 acres, official said. Chief of Los Angeles Fire Department Kristin Crowley said that fire was under control as of Wednesday evening. Tourist landmarks close as smoke chokes LAThe Los Angeles area is a huge tourist draw, attracting nearly 50 million visitors a year. The fires forced some Los Angeles-area landmarks to close, including the Hollywood sign, the Los Angeles Zoo, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal CityWalk, and the Griffith Observatory. ADEven miles from the fires in South Los Angeles, smoke reduced visibility to just one block, officials said.

Persons: —, Angeles Mayor Bass, Alberto Carvalho, Anthony Marrone, Hurst, Kristin Crowley, Chad Augustin, Augustin, Etienne Laurent, Gavin Newsom, Newsom, Kristin M, Crowley, Apu Gomes, David Ortiz, TIffany Rose, Airbnb, Robert Luna, Etienne Laurent Jonathan Vigliotti Organizations: Hollywood, Emergency, LA, Angeles Mayor, LA Unified School, Palisades, Fire, Woodley, Los Angeles Fire, Pasadena Fire, AP, Wednesday, CalFire, California Gov, FEMA, Franklin, Los Angeles City Fire, National Weather Service, CNN, KTLA, Los Angeles Zoo, Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal, Griffith Observatory, National Hockey League, Los Angeles Kings, Calgary Flames, Pacific Palisades, CBS News Locations: Los Angeles, Angeles, Los Angeles County, Pasadena, Altadena, San Fernando, Sepulveda, California, Angeles County, South Los Angeles

CNN —Elon Musk praised the co-leader of the German party Alternative for Germany (AfD) as “very reasonable” on Thursday, urging Germans to vote for the far-right party in what is the latest high-profile sign of the tech billionaire’s involvement in European politics. “If you are unhappy with the situation, you must vote for change, and that is why I’m really strongly recommending that people vote for AfD,” Musk said. We just escalate the entire conflict against Russia.’ It’s very dangerous, what’s going on here, and only you can basically stop it,” Weidel told Musk. “Only the AfD can save Germany,” Musk wrote on X on December 20 after the German government collapsed that week, prompting Weidel to respond at the time, “Yes! As Musk has already stirred angst in Germany over election meddling, Thursday’s livestream could be perceived as another example of that.

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