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The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Here is why California can’t use ocean water to help fight the wildfires

Salt water can wreck a fire, but it can also wreck equipment and vegetation as well

The Independent UK

The prison inmates risking their lives fighting LA wildfires for just $1 an hour

Inmate firefighters make around $27 for a 24-hour shift

The Independent UK

Wildfire smoke inside homes can create health risks that linger for months − tips for cleaning and staying safe

When wildfires spread into neighborhoods, they burn all kinds of materials found in cars and houses and everything around them – electronics, paint, plastics, furniture.

The Conversation

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How to Help the Victims of LA's Wildfires

These organizations and nonprofits are eager for support.

Marie Claire

“I knew this day would come eventually but just not today”: Joe Bonamassa’s Nerdville West – one of the world’s largest collections of vintage guitar gear – is under threat from LA wildfires

Bonamassa’s Los Angeles-based home and guitar museum houses some of the world’s most famous pieces of vintage gear

Guitar World

Haunting before-and-after images of LA buildings razed to the ground show extent of devastating fires

Places of worship, businesses and a senior community center are some of the hundreds of buildings that have been destroyed

The Independent UK

Newsom Slammed for Saying 'Local Folks Are Gonna Figure That Out' As Fires Rage Behind Him: 'This Clip Perfectly Captures Newsom's Entire Governorship'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has received backlash after a video of him addressing the resource shortage in California as a result of the ongoing wildfires began to circulate on social media, in which Newsom indicates that California residents will come up with their own solutions to the ongoing crisis.

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Wildfires latest: Winds subside as firefighters battle devastating blazes in Los Angeles area

Firefighters are battling to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes

The Independent UK

How to safely evacuate a wildfire

Evacuating a wildfire area can be scary, but experts say people can significantly improve their own safety with a little preparation and situational awareness

The Independent UK

How big are the California wildfires – and why have they spread so quickly?

Here’s what started the deadly California wildfires, prompting the evacuation of about 180,000 people.

Al Jazeera

“Always About You”: Celebrities Shown No Sympathy During California Wildfires

“I have zero sad feelings for her or the other elite affected,” the internet said as celebrities shared videos and messages about losing their homes. The post “Always About You”: Celebrities Shown No Sympathy During California Wildfires first appeared on Bored Panda.

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First Thing: Five people killed as firefighters struggle to contain LA blazes

Fires have consumed area the size of San Francisco. Plus, Trump shares video calling Netanyahu a ‘deep, dark son of a bitch’

The Guardian - UK

The Los Angeles wildfires are climate disasters compounded

Conditions for a January firestorm in Los Angeles like this have not existed before now, writes a meteorologist and climate journalist

The Guardian - US

LA wildfires: Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal, Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins among stars who have lost homes

Wildfires are burning across southern California with celebrities among those to lose their properties

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The Guardian - US

‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires

The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR

The Independent UK

Harrowing escapes from Los Angeles wildfires were made by foot, by car or by the grace of strangers

Thousands of residents made harrowing escapes as devastating wildfires bore down on the Los Angeles area

The Independent UK

Hollywood Hills fire breaks out as deadly wildfires burn out of control across Los Angeles area

A fast-moving fire has broken out in the Hollywood Hills about a mile from the Hollywood Walk of Fame

The Guardian - AU

Billy Crystal, Paris Hilton and Eugene Levy among celebrities to lose homes in California fires

Crystal ‘heartbroken’ after losing family home of 46 years in historic fires that have killed five and destroyed more than 1,100 buildings

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The Conversation

LA is on fire. How will Australia cope when bushfires hit Sydney, Melbourne or another major city?

As I write this, five people are dead and at least 1,000 buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that have swept across Los Angeles. Around 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate.

The Independent UK

Monstrous wildfires blanket Southern California with smoky air, threatening the health of millions

Massive wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area have filled the air with a thick cloud of smoke and ash, prompting air quality advisories

The Independent UK

It's not really the right time for nasty California fires. What are the factors that changed that?

Here's what experts say is turning Southern California's speedy wildfires into a deadly urban conflagration that is defying the calendar

Latin Times

Elon Musk Calls LA Wildfires 'Easily Avoidable,' Blames California's 'Nonsense Regulations'

As devastating wildfires continue to ravage LA, Elon Musk has criticized California's environmental regulations, calling the disaster "easily avoidable."

Space

Satellites watch as LA wildfires burn out of control in California (video)

A deadly wildfire continues to burn in parts of Los Angeles in Southern California, NOAAssatellites continue to monitor the location of the fire and smoke across the region.

Salon

Wildfire smoke’s health risks can linger

Colorado’s Marshall Fire survivors discovered firsthand how the biggest risk isn't always the flames

The Independent UK

Five football fields a minute: How a perfect storm of extreme weather set off Los Angeles wildfires

Rising temperatures have created the ideal conditions for “extreme, high severity wildfires that spread rapidly,” according to the California Air Resources Board

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