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I'm... looking up at Sierra Madre where I live, or used to, and it doesn't look good."
In the video, a man can be heard saying Winds of 20 to 40 mph, with stronger winds in the terrain, low relative humidity, and dry fuels have contributed to the dangerous conditions,
Extreme fire behavior, short & long-range spotting, continues to challenge firefighting efforts for the Palisades fire. Winds gusts up to 60 MPH are expected to continue through Thursday,
PalisadesFire growing exponentially with this wind. Almost knocked all 210lbs of me over multiple times. Scary s***."
In a post on his Instagram account, where Mayer shared the same clip, he wrote Firefighters are working aggressively to slow the spread and protect critical infrastructure under extreme conditions,
CAL FIRE said in a status update for the Eaton fire on Wednesday evening Climate change has already made fire weather more extreme nearly everywhere around the world and especially so in the western USA. This means longer and more extreme fire seasons,
Stefan Doerr, director of the Centre for Wildfire Research at Swansea University, told Newsweek A prolonged period of unusually low rainfall, coupled with the arid Santa Ana winds blowing in from inland areas, has created the perfect conditions for disaster: bone-dry vegetation that ignites easily in the parched, low-humidity environment, fueling rapidly spreading wildfires,
Kimberley Simpson, a fellow in nature-based climate solutions at the University of Sheffield's School of Biosciences, said in a statement If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for very rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior, including long range spotting, which would threaten life and property,
the NWS said in a statement He used clothes pins to pull in the fire jacket he’s wearing as a prop just so he would look snacky for TV,
a social media user slammed the anchor's ‘fashion-centric’ approach Good evening tonight from Pacific Palisades here in southern California as multiple wildfires burn at this hour, out of control, across Los Angeles,
Muir reported on ABC World News He's a fraud from head to toe."
Many criticised the reporter branding him ... journalist Paul V Rea commented Nice Jacket Bro. Glad you look nice and svelte with those clothesline pegs, while our city burns to the ground,
commented Los Angeles resident and television star Jack Osbourne Pacific Palisades is gone. All of it. And it didn’t have to happen." ... California deserves better. A beautiful state run by morons."
One commenter lamented ... The user who shared the video responded with frustration, saying Unreal and heartbreaking to see this community devastated by the fires." ... The 100-year-old building still has its bones standing, but newer structures are completely burned. They don’t make them like they used to."
A user noted ... Another pointed out The Palisades Village Starbucks is unrecognizable after being ravaged by fire. 'The Business Block' in Pacific Palisades appears to be completely burned down."
Sharing the video on X (formerly Twitter), a user remarked The Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire continue their rapid growth near Los Angeles as both have scorched over 10,000 acres.
In a post on X, CIRA said As Ukrainian firefighters continue to work under extreme peril to remove victims with limited resources, we felt the need to step up and help in some way,
Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl L. Osby said in a statement The San Jose Fire Department is extremely grateful to provide this safety equipment to Ukrainian firefighters who are working so hard to save lives and protect their community every day,
the department's chief Robert Sapien said in a statement at the time FLASHBACK: California donated Firefighting Equipment to Ukraine in 2022."
One X user with the handle @OcrazioCornPop, wrote in a post on the platform on Wednesday California has stood firm in our support for Ukraine since day one of Russia's unprovoked invasion,
Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement in May that year