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The most serious red flag fire weather warning has been issued by the NWS for swaths of L.A. and Ventura counties starting before dawn Tuesday.
Climate & Environment
The call to dismantle the United States’ vital weather department has raised the hackles of experts who say NOAA provides not only important free data but also life-saving information.
Another round of fire weather could last for much of next week in Southern California, bringing new dangers as Pacific Palisades, Altadena and surrounding communities struggle to assess the damage of devastating wildfires earlier this month.
The Sepulveda fire was the latest blaze in a nerve-racking week as Southern California headed into a fourth consecutive day of red flag fire weather warnings. The alerts caution that conditions are ripe for fires to ignite and spread rapidly.
Forecasters paused the “particularly dangerous situation” extreme fire weather warning for Los Angeles and Ventura counties Tuesday afternoon, but warned that winds are expected to pick back up.
A fire broke out Wednesday night along the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass near the Getty Center, burning about 20 acres and spurring an evacuation warning.
Light winds, increasing humidity and a chance of rain are forecast to bring relief to the Los Angeles area, helping put a damper on the Franklin fire.
Opinion
Global warming changed the behavior of the jet stream, and a new pattern is now clear: sapping moisture from the West Coast and freezing the East.
World & Nation
President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather.
Winds and unusually dry conditions played a crucial role in setting the stage for the extreme wildfires ravaging Los Angeles County.