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☆ Malibu fire prompts evacuations and a shelter-in-place protocol for Pepperdine students
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Denise-Chow-Byline-Jm.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A wildfire in Malibu, California, exploded to more than 2,000 acres overnight, prompting evacuations and shelter-in-place protocols at Pepperdine University. ET Tuesday) in the Malibu Canyon area, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Operations on the Malibu campus were suspended Tuesday, with classes and finals canceled. Those outages impact more than 10,000 customers in Los Angeles County, nearly 9,000 in San Bernardino County, and more than 2,000 in Kern County. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said her office is monitoring the fire.

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☆ Red flag warning across Southern California as Santa Ana winds bring dangerous fire conditions
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Red flag warnings are in place for Southern California due to Santa Ana winds that will bring gusts up to 65 mph and “extremely rare and dangerous” fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, a "particularly dangerous situation" red flag warning is also in place from 10 p.m. Monday through 2 p.m. Tuesday in those same areas due to Santa Ana winds, low humidity and extremely dry vegetation. Under the PDS red flag warning, damaging wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph will be likely along with single digit humidities across windier mountains and foothills. Santa Ana winds are forecast to increase late Monday morning into the afternoon and peak Monday night into Tuesday, the NWS said. It’s expected be a long duration red flag event due to the “strong likelihood of widespread single digit humidities,” the Sunday evening advisory said.

Persons: Santa Ana, It’s, Thomas Fires Organizations: San, National Weather Service, Santa Ana, NWS, California Edison Locations: Southern California, Santa, San Gabriel Mountains, Santa Monica, Santa Clarita Valley, Ventura County, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Angeles, Ventura counties, California, windier, Gabriel Mountains, Santa Susana, Malibu, Porter Ranch, San Fernando

☆ Powerful Santa Ana wind event to bring potentially dangerous fire weather to Southern California
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Robert Shackelford | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

A Potentially Dangerous Situation red flag warning was also issued for the Santa Susana Mountains until 10 a.m. Wednesday. These Potentially Dangerous Situations are rarely issued and are reserved for the most extreme events; however, climate change is increasing the frequency of these events. Last month, similar Santa Ana winds helped the Mountain Fire explode in size and send it tearing through neighborhoods, prompting evacuations and school closures. The timing of this Santa Ana Wind Event is similar to the Thomas Fire, which burned over 280,000 acres from December 2017 to January 2018 and is the ninth-largest wildfire in California history. The conditions will slowly begin to improve Wednesday as some of the Potentially Dangerous Situation warnings should expire.

Persons: Thomas, cnnweather Organizations: CNN, San, Santa, LA, Ventura, NWS, NWS Los Angeles Locations: Southern California, Ventura County, San Gabriel, Santa Monica, Santa Clarita Valley, San Fernando Valley, Santa Susana, Santa Ana, Santa, NWS Los, California, Santa Susanas, Malibu, Ventura, Simi Valley, San Fernando, Porter Ranch, Camarillo, Los Angeles

☆ Southern California wildfires: Firefighters battle 2 wildfires amid ‘particularly dangerous’ fire weather event
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Chris Boyette | Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Firefighters are battling two fast-growing wildfires in Southern California Wednesday as the state experiences a “particularly dangerous” fire weather event. “Due to extreme wind conditions, fixed-wing aircraft are unable to assist in firefighting efforts,” VCFD posted. A rare “particularly dangerous situation” red flag warning, the most extreme form of fire weather warning, is also in effect for Southern California into Thursday. More than 11,000 Southern California Edison customers across five counties had power shut off Wednesday morning. A gust of 85 mph was recorded by Wednesday morning on Magic Mountain with gusts over 70 mph in the nearby Transverse Ranges in Southern California, according to the weather service.

Persons: VCFD, “, ” VCFD, LACoFD, Shutoffs Organizations: CNN — Firefighters, National Weather Service, Storm, Fire Department, Los, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Angeles County Sheriff’s, NWS, Pepperdine University, Malibu, NWS Los Angeles, Southern California Edison, Southwest Wednesday, CNN, Santa Ana Locations: Southern California, Santa, Los Angeles, Ventura, Ventura County, “, Malibu, Angeles, Pepperdine, NWS Los, Northern California, Southwest California, Southern, California, Mount St, Helena

☆ Photos show 3 multimillion-dollar mansions perched precariously near the edge of a cliff after landslides in California
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Three multimillion-dollar mansions now sit on the edge of a cliff in California. Heavy rainstorms caused landslides that eroded the cliff along Scenic Drive in Dana Point. AdvertisementEarly February rainstorms across Southern California have left three Dana Point homes in precarious positions. Gavin Newsom of California declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties on February 4. In Los Angeles, the storms caused 562 mudslides and resulted in 15 homes being red-tagged, meaning they were designated as unsafe to inhabit, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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Classes were canceled Monday for schools across Santa Barbara County, which was devastated by mudslides caused by powerful storms in 2018. Evacuation orders and warnings were in effect for mountain and canyon areas of Monterey, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. As of Sunday afternoon, the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation’s second largest, said it was planning to open schools as usual Monday. ___Associated Press videographer Eugene Garcia in Ventura, Calif., and radio reporter Julie Walker in New York contributed to this report.

Persons: Alexis Herrera, ” Herrera, Ryan Kittell, ”, Lindsay Horvath, ” Horvath, Gavin Newsom, Alberto Carvalho, videographer Eugene Garcia, Julie Walker Organizations: ANGELES, San Francisco Bay Area, Sunday, San Francisco International, Palisades, Central, Gov, Emergency Services, Los Angeles Unified School District, Associated Locations: California, San Francisco Bay, San Jose, Southern California, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Sacramento, San Francisco, Sierra Nevada, Hawaii, Northern California, Monterey, San Luis Obispo County, Los Angeles, LA, Topanga, Soledad, Los Angeles , Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Ventura counties, Southern, Ventura , Calif, New York

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another potentially dangerous “Pineapple Express” storm was expected to hit California late Saturday, bringing the threat of flooding and mudslides over the next couple of days. WHAT IS EXPECTED FROM THIS LATEST ‘PINEAPPLE EXPRESS'? The storm is forecast to move south down the Central Coast and hit the Los Angeles area with downpours, flash floods and high-elevation mountain snow beginning Sunday morning. Parts of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties will likely get hammered hardest by this storm, according to the National Weather Service. The Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia, northeast of downtown Los Angeles, canceled its eight-race program that was scheduled for Sunday.

Persons: Ventura Organizations: ANGELES, Pacific, San Francisco Bay Area, WHAT, National Weather Service, Coast, NASCAR, Coliseum, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, III, El Nino Locations: California, Santa Barbara, San Francisco Bay, Los Angeles, San Diego, Hawaii, Northern California, Orange County, Southern California, Southern, Ventura, Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, Santa, Arcadia, San Marcos

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Health officials in Southern California are warning people to avoid eating raw oysters from parts of Mexico after more than 200 people recently fell ill with suspected cases of norovirus. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has reported more than 150 suspected cases of gastrointestinal illness linked to raw oysters, while in San Diego County, health officials said Thursday that they had 69 confirmed and probable cases. That was based, at least in part, on the findings of an investigation conducted by San Diego County health officials. The California Department of Public Health warned consumers that raw oysters harvested from those locations may be contaminated with the norovirus, which can cause diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and stomach pain. The norovirus cases included both restaurant patrons and consumers who bought oysters at shops and ate them at home.

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☆ Tropical Storm Hilary has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone but is still bringing life-threatening flooding and strong winds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Nouran Salahieh Joe Sutton Rob Shackelford | Nouran Salahieh | Joe Sutton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Hilary has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone that’s still bringing life-threatening flooding and gusty winds to much of the Southwest US, leaving streets like raging rivers and residents ordered to leave their homes. “Areas that normally do not experience flash flooding will flood,” the National Weather Service said. Strong and gusty winds are expected to persist across portions of the western US Monday, particularly in and near areas of higher terrain. Cars were stuck in floodwaters in the Spanish Hills area, the National Weather Service reported. The Los Angeles Unified School District – the nation’s second largest school district – will be closed Monday because of the storm.

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☆ What's killing the sea lions on some of America's safest beaches?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

California's Central Coast beaches are littered with dead dolphins and sea lions this summer. A sick sea lion was roped off by rescue workers to prevent people from approaching. As of June 27, the update read, CIMWI has responded to over 500 live sea lions exhibiting signs of domoic acid and over 150 dead sea lions in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. A warning message is written in sand to prevent people from approaching a sick sea lion on the beach. Katherine Tangalakis-LippertMortality rates with adult sea lions have been "significant," according to CIMWI, and animals are dying despite receiving treatment.

Persons: —, Sam Dover, CIMWI, Dover, Katherine Tangalakis, Ventura Organizations: Service, Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute, Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute, NOAA Fisheries, Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife, Santa Barbara Locations: California, Southern California, Santa Barbara, Ventura counties, Carpinteria , California, Santa

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