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Lines. i can only imagine what he might have to say to the people who may have started some of these fires, at least accidentally. in california especially, southern california, unfortunately, we are fire hardened and residents should know the severity of the fire danger at this time and its unfortunate that so many vehicles decided to do fireworks as a celebration at this point in time. what would you say to them? i would say they need to be careful and watch out because they are putting thousa...

Whats it like? ? this if you can, take us inside the helmet. you have smoke fogging up inside, its incredibly tough, isnt it? you have smoked locking up the sun, earning your lungs, making it hard to breathe as youre trying to go around homes and protect them, blames up to 100 feet, temperatures up to 5,000 degrees along the fire lines. i can only imagine what he might have to say to the people who may have started some of these fires, at least accidentally. in california especially, southern ca...

And thousands of residents have been moved out of their homes. peter bowes reports from los angeles. searing heat, tinder—dry brush, and now the threat of strong winds, conditions that are ripe for wildfires to spread rapidly. a perfect storm thats already led to more destruction in 2020, than any other year on record in california. around the state, more than two dozen wildfires are burning, the so—called bobcat fire in the angeles national forest, near the city of azusa is encroaching on s...

For wildfires since records began. dozens of houses have been destroyed and thousands of residents have been moved out of their homes. peter bowes reports from los angeles. searing heat, tinder—dry brush, and now the threat of strong winds, conditions that are ripe for wildfires to spread rapidly. a perfect storm thats already led to more destruction in 2020, than any other year on record in california. around the state, more than two dozen wildfires are burning, the so—called bobcat fire in...

Conditions that are ripe for wildfires to spread rapidly. a perfect storm thats already led to more destruction in 2020, than any other year on record in california. around the state, more than two dozen wildfires are burning, the so—called bobcat fire in the angeles national forest, near the city of azusa is encroaching on several nearby communities. we have a red flag warning today, and we have santa ana winds predicted for the next two days. so what that means for the public is, we really n...

Hot and dry conditions arent helping firefighters. californias in the middle of a record heatwave. this is how hot. los angeles has just reported its highest ever temperature of 49.1; degrees celsius. the national weather service says its "one of the hottest days since weather records began across much of south—western california". to help us understand the effect these conditions are having on the fire, heres californias fire department. well, with just how dry conditions are, these fires are...

Into the workforce, this is something they have never seen. australia has had a robust economy with steady growth for decades now. this is thanks to its natural resources of iron or, coal and natural gas, with a demand from china, and tourism, which has been a big driver ofjob creation and economic growth. take those two things and stack them up against what has been happening this year. the country has been hit, not once, but twice, firstly, catastrophic bushfire season earlier in the year, tha...

With a demand from china, and tourism, which has been a big driver ofjob creation and economic growth. take those two things and stack them up against what has been happening this year. the country has been hit, not once, but twice, firstly, catastrophic bushfire season earlier in the year, that ravaged about 12 million hectares, and really bashed the economy, especially with tourism. thousands of small businesses have lost essential seasonal revenue. then a few weeks after that, covid—19 beca...

Produce dry lightning and gusty winds. in in hsbg, northi is on the of san francisco. >> reporter: california is under a historic fire siege with more lightning expected tonight. nearly 1.3 million acres charred and counting as more than 14,000 exhausted firefighters battle nonstop flames. in californias wine country the lnu complex fire is relentless. so far the fire burning over 500 square miles in an area 11 times the size of san francisco, and destroying nearly 900 structures and threatening...

Northwest to the rockies, smoke spreading all the way to nebraska. but the golden state is hardest hit with no relief in sight. cbs danya bacchus has the latest. >> reporter: ferocious wildfires are ravaging landscapes in communities across northern california, the inferno scorching nearly a million acres. resources are stretched thin. hundreds of wildfires have exploded in californias wine country and burned historic redwoods. >> firefighters are working 72-plus hours straight on the line in 10...