Far From the Fires, the Deadly Risks of Smoke Are Intensifying
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Far From the Fires, the Deadly Risks of Smoke Are Intensifying

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It kills more people each year than car crashes, war or drugs do. This invisible killer is the air pollution from sources like cars and trucks or factory smokestacks. But as wildfires intensify and grow more frequent in a warming world, the smoke…

Pacific Palisades Fire Could Test Getty Center’s Efforts to Protect Its Art Collection
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Pacific Palisades Fire Could Test Getty Center’s Efforts to Protect Its Art Collection

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Angelenos woke up Saturday morning to find that the Getty Center, one of Los Angeles’s most renowned art museums, is now squarely in the mandatory evacuation zone as the Palisades fire’s footprint has grown. Perched on a hilltop, the Getty Center is a…

Opinion | The Best Time to Fireproof Los Angeles Was Yesterday
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Opinion | The Best Time to Fireproof Los Angeles Was Yesterday

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines “The city burning is Los Angeles’s deepest image of itself,” Joan Didion wrote way back in the 1960s. And on X and Truth Social and, indeed, Fox News, they were playing the hits, too — the fires were not the result of climate…

L.A. Utilities’ Decisions to Keep Power On Are Scrutinized
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L.A. Utilities’ Decisions to Keep Power On Are Scrutinized

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Power lines near the Eaton and Palisades fires in the Los Angeles area were on when those blazes started on Tuesday, which energy experts said was concerning because electrical equipment has often ignited infernos during periods of high wind in California and elsewhere….

An Altadena Family Escaped the L.A. Wildfires, but They Lost Almost Everything
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An Altadena Family Escaped the L.A. Wildfires, but They Lost Almost Everything

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines There was, at first, not even a whisper of fire. Aurielle Hall had heard about the blaze that had broken out in the coastal neighborhood of Pacific Palisades that morning. But she was in Altadena, a hillside community 40 miles away and outside…

Santa Ana Winds Fuel LA Wildfires, 13,000 Acres Burned and Thousands Evacuated

Santa Ana Winds Fuel LA Wildfires, 13,000 Acres Burned and Thousands Evacuated

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Raging wildfires in Los Angeles County have scorched over 13,000 acres, forcing tens of thousands of residents to evacuate as powerful Santa Ana winds continue to fuel the blazes. Four fires—the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, a blaze…

In the Palisades, an Evacuation Disaster Was Years in the Making
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In the Palisades, an Evacuation Disaster Was Years in the Making

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Flames were roaring near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles when Marcia Horowitz and her husband rushed to their car, hoping for a quick escape eastward out of the fire zone. But a police officer along the route directed them to head…

Wildfires in Southern California – The New York Times
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Wildfires in Southern California – The New York Times

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines By the staff of The Morning Wildfires are raging out of control across parts of Los Angeles. A fierce windstorm is fanning embers, billowing dangerous smoke across the city and turning the sky an apocalyptic red. At least four blazes are spreading in…

Pacific Palisades Evacuees Describe Escape From Wildfire
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Pacific Palisades Evacuees Describe Escape From Wildfire

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Against a towering backdrop of black smoke with an ominous orange glow, the stately homes and broad boulevards of the Pacific Palisades looked small and exposed on Tuesday. The fire forced residents, including some celebrities, to flee the seaside neighborhood, which is on…