Topline Los Angeles is forecast to receive desperately needed rain this weekend, providing relief to first responders battling four active fires in the region while also creating the risk of new hazards including mudslides, toxic runoff and flash flooding. There are four active fires in Los Angeles as of Friday, all of which are at […]
Relief organizations responding to the wildfires in the Los Angeles area are expecting donations of canned food, bottled water, personal hygiene products, blankets, baby formula, kitchen supplies and other necessities in the coming weeks. They will also receive clothing. Mountains of it. As aid workers well know, many Americans are eager to donate their used […]
As wildfires began to engulf parts of Los Angeles and its surrounding communities, many people online, including celebrities and politicians, were quick to criticize the city’s mayor, Karen Bass, accusing her of poor leadership and slow response times as she rushed back to the city from Ghana. That criticism came though it was still unclear […]
As a series of massive fires continues to blaze through the Los Angeles area, blanketing neighborhoods with smoke and forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes, air quality remains unhealthy throughout many parts of the county. Wildfire smoke is a mixture of water vapor, gases, and microscopic particles known as particulate matter. The smallest […]
As the Los Angeles wildfires continue to cause devastation across the state, Governor Gavin Newsom invited President-elect Donald Trumpwho has railed against the handling of the crisis without providing plausible alternatives, to view the growing destruction himself. In a letter signed “With respect and an open hand” that Newsom posted on social media on Friday, […]
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diegans are banding together to help victims of the Los Angeles County wildfires, as they face a long road to recovery. From businesses to nonprofits, the outpouring of support for fire victims locally has been on full display. South Park Yoga and Wellness on Beech Street is among those […]
As the disastrous LA fire entered its fourth day, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry arrived on the scene to lend a hand. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were spotted Friday in Altadena, an area in Los Angeles County decimated by the Eaton Fire, one of five blazes currently active in the region. The couple […]
As wildfires bore down on neighborhoods across Los Angeles this week, residents and authorities faced a wrenching and almost impossible challenge: convincing hundreds of thousands of people to leave their homes to escape danger, in a matter of hours or even minutes. In doing so, officials put into practice years’ worth of research into wildfire […]
The actress and daytime talk show host lost her “dream home” in the Malibu fire. Lake documented it on Instagram, posting videos of her and her husband, Ross Burninghamattempting to save their home. “1/7/25 The day we lost our home. 😭💔timeline of our efforts to save our beloved home in Malibu,” she wrote on Instagram. […]
Let’s start with the meteorology. The Palisades wildfire and other nearby conflagrations were well-predicted days in advance. After a typically arid summer and fall, the Los Angeles area has also had a dry winter so far. December, January, February, and March are usually the wettest months in the region by far. More than 80 percent […]
