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Southern California rain helps firefighters but creates risk of toxic ash runoff

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Southern California rain helps firefighters but creates risk of toxic ash runoff

Burnt school worksheets are seen on the ground outside of an elementary school destroyed by the Eaton Fire, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. | Photo Credit: AP After weeks of windy and dry weather, rain has fallen in parched Southern California and is expected to aid firefighters who are mopping up multiple wildfires….

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Fire-Hit California Frets Over Donald Trump’s Funding Threats

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Fire-Hit California Frets Over Donald Trump’s Funding Threats

Washington, United States: As fire-wrecked Los Angeles braces for a visit by President Donald Trump, many are worrying the mercurial Republican will yank the federal support the city needs to get back on its feet. Trump is due in the shell-shocked city for a few hours on Friday afternoon, where he will be able to…

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Aerial View Of Los Angeles Fire Damage Show Aftermath Of California Blazes

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Aerial View Of Los Angeles Fire Damage Show Aftermath Of California Blazes

Washington DC: The recent wildfires have left Los Angeles — the second-largest city in the United States and home to the country’s rich and famous — in rubble. Images taken from the air show block after block of greyish-brown ash, with just skeletal remains of homes, restaurants and shops left behind in the once-thriving neighbourhood. …

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Los Angeles Firefighter Finds Lost Wedding Ring In Rubble Of Burned Home

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Los Angeles Firefighter Finds Lost Wedding Ring In Rubble Of Burned Home

A firefighter and his wife were overcome with emotion after he found his wedding ring amid the rubble of their home, now destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires. Pasadena Fire Engineer Chien Yu, accompanied by CNN’s Erin Burnett, was searching through the rubble when one of his colleagues discovered a silver ring and handed it…

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‘Wicked’ Music Producer Greg Wells Loses Family Home To Los Angeles Fires

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‘Wicked’ Music Producer Greg Wells Loses Family Home To Los Angeles Fires

Los Angeles: ‘Wicked’ fame music producer Greg Wells is one of many celebrities who lost their homes in California wildfires. As per Variety, he not only lost his family home but his state-of-the-art Dolby Atmos mixing room and studio also were destroyed in Pacific Palisades. For Wells, it happened just as he was preparing to…

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LA Wildfires To Be Costliest US Disaster, To Inflict $135 Billion In Losses

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LA Wildfires To Be Costliest US Disaster, To Inflict 5 Billion In Losses

The devastating Los Angeles wildfires are poised to become one of the costliest natural disasters in US history, with estimated losses already surpassing $135 billion. According to a preliminary estimate by private forecaster AccuWeather, the total losses could reach as high as $150 billion, making it one of the most expensive wildfires the country has…

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When Joe Rogan Warned About Los Angeles Wildfires In His Podcast

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When Joe Rogan Warned About Los Angeles Wildfires In His Podcast

Months before the ongoing wildfires ravaged through Southern California, American podcaster Joe Rogan had made ominous predictions about the same. In a July 2024 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan discussed the wildfire threat with comedian Sam Morril. On the podcast, he recalled his conversation with a firefighter who predicted a catastrophic scenario for…

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Trudeau Sends Aid To Fight Los Angeles Fire

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Trudeau Sends Aid To Fight Los Angeles Fire

New Delhi: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has sent firefighting resources to California as the state grapples with devastating wildfires. This comes despite the ongoing verbal duel between US President-elect Donald Trump and the outgoing Canadian Prime Minister. Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of making Canada the “51st American state,” while Trudeau has dismissed…

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Evacuation Order Imposed On Hollywood As New Fire Erupts In Los Angeles

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Evacuation Order Imposed On Hollywood As New Fire Erupts In Los Angeles

A beach house engulfed by the flames of the Palisades fire in California. (File) Hollywood, United States: People living in the heart of historic Hollywood were ordered to evacuate Wednesday as a new fire erupted just a few hundred meters (yards) from Hollywood Boulevard. “Immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to LEAVE…

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