Recordbreak temperature A CBS Los Angeles report states that the heat wave in Southern California swept through historic California during the Labor Day weekend. Woodland Hills recorded a record temperature of 121 degrees on Sunday afternoon, the highest official temperature ever recorded in LA County. National Weather Service. The previous …
Read More »Governor of California calls on Australia and Canada to help fight devastating wildfires
California stands for some of the biggest blazes in the history of the state – and the fire season is only just beginning. Tidens in news conference Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom said he had asked Australia and Canada to help fight the devastating blazes that burned during a heat wave …
Read More »Wildfires in California threaten thousands of homes and put businesses under pressure
Wildfires swept through northern California on Wednesday, threatening thousands of homes and blackening the skies in and around San Francisco as crews struggled to surround them despite steep terrain and blowing heat. The smoke-filled skies are expected to draw in the coming days, reports CBS San Francisco. The fires, many …
Read More »Death Valley reaches 130 degrees, hottest temperature in the US in at least 107 years
On Sunday, the thermometer at Death Valley’s Furnace Creek, in the deserts of Southern California, went to 130 degrees Fahrenheit, according to NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center. If checked, it would be the warmest temperature recorded in the US since 1913, and perhaps the warmest temperature ever reliable in the world. …
Read More »Thunder and disproportionate fuel wildfire in California
A rare summer thunderstorm brought lightning that erupted several small blizzards in Northern California on Sunday and ignited an enormous wildfire that forced hundreds of people out of their homes north of Los Angeles. More than 4,500 buildings were threatened by the fire that burned to thick, dry brush in …
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