Fiery inferno in Los Angeles: Winds strengthen and risk of new fire outbreaks magnifies

About a week after the surrounding hills caught fire, Los Angeles is living in intense fear that strong winds could strengthen and spread the flames and that there will be new outbreaks. “Not only are these extreme and dangerous conditions complicating much of the fight against the ongoing fires, but they are making it more likely that new fire outbreaks will occur,” American meteorologists warned yesterday, Monday, 1/13. Conditions in the Los Angeles area are “extremely favorable” for wildfires, and there are already gusty winds of up to 120 kilometers per hour in places that will continue until at least Wednesday, they insisted. “We will continue to use all the means at our disposal to fight the fires,” promised outgoing President Joe Biden yesterday. The warm and dry winds are expected to have “hurricane-like” strength, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said. The US is counting its dead under siege […]
Source: News Beast

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