California firefighters are running out of water as they desperately battle three rapidly growing wildfires threatening huge areas around Los Angeles — with emergency responders reporting bone-dry hydrants. “The hydrants are down,” one firefighter said over the radio, the Los Angeles Times reported. “Water supply just dropped,” another added. The Department of Water and Power … Read more
LOS ANGELES – A growing wildfire west of Los Angeles is causing concern amid dire warnings for the Los Angeles area after forecasters say there is the potential for the strongest wind event in more than a decade. A live camera from the state’s Alert California network shows billowing smoke from a burning hillside near the Pacific … Read more
The largest California wildfire in three years has ballooned to over 307,000 acres — nearly the size of Los Angeles — and was still 0% contained on Saturday. “The Park Fire continued to burn aggressively due to steep terrain and winds,” the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection wrote in an update Saturday morning. … Read more
Smoke hangs over the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images California and other Western states are experiencing dirtier air quality due to worsening heat, drought and wildfires, and communities of color are disproportionately exposed to pollution, according to a report published … Read more