Science
- USNBC News
The dangerous combination fueling the L.A. fires: Exceptional dryness and strong winds
Prolonged drought, an exceptionally dry winter and powerful Santa Ana winds set up a dangerous triple whammy of extreme conditions that have fueled several out-of-control wildfires in the Los Angeles area.
4 min read - USNBC News
Water tanks went dry in Pacific Palisades, hampering efforts to fight fire
Demand for water to fight the Palisades Fire led all three of the area's water tanks and some fire hydrants to temporarily dry up in the last roughly 24 hours.
6 min read - ScienceCNN
Nearly 200 Jurassic footprints unearthed on ‘dinosaur highway’
Nearly 200 Jurassic footprints found in southern England reveal new insights into 166 million-year-old prehistoric creatures, according to scientists.
6 min read - USAssociated Press
It's not really the right time for nasty California fires. What are the factors that changed that?
“Tiny, mighty and fast” fires have blazed through America's west in the last couple of decades as the world warms, said University of Colorado fire scientist Jennifer Balch. “The big culprit we're suspecting is a warming climate that's making it easier to burn fuels when conditions are just right.” Summer fires are bigger usually, but they don't burn nearly as fast.
5 min read - USNBC News
Four fires grow, forcing more than 80,000 evacuations around L.A.
A fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles has forced some residents to evacuate amid "life-threatening and destructive" winds.
5 min read - BusinessSpace
SpaceX to launch Starship megarocket's Flight 7 test mission on Jan. 13
SpaceX aims to launch Starship Flight 7 on Monday (Jan. 13), an ambitious test that will feature an attempted launch-tower catch of the first-stage booster.
3 min read - USSpace
NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab closed due to raging LA fires
The approaching Eaton wildfire has forced the closure of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, NASA's lead center for robotic planetary exploration.
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