A rapidly spreading wildfire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles has forced evacuations and threatened homes as strong winds fuel its growth.
The Palisades blaze has exploded because of a combination of dry conditions and powerful winds, which are likely to strengthen further overnight.The White House said today President Joe Biden's scheduled trip to the Coachella Valley desert to dedicate the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands national monuments has been postponed amid Southern California's windstorm. 'Today’s event will be rescheduled for next week at the White House so that key stakeholders can attend,' it said in a statement.
Remarks prepared for today's event will be delivered in Los Angeles, where Biden, who arrived yesterday, was staying. The National Weather Service recorded winds of nearly 50 mph in the valley today and said dust storms were possible as temperatures were likely to reach 72 in Thermal, where Biden had been scheduled to arrive. Biden's proclamations on the monuments will protect 848,000 acres of lands of scientific, cultural, ecological and historical importance, the White House said.The National Weather Service, which already today recorded wind gusts of 50 to 80 mph, expects the danger to grow overnight, with gusts up to 100 mph in the windiest spots. “It looks like the winds will increase a little in strength later today and tonight,” Rich Thompson, a weather service meteorologist based in Oxnard, said. Winter wildfires in California are often driven by the Santa Ana winds, which sweep down mountain slopes to bring hot, dry air to coastal areas. The winds typically lower humidity levels and can rapidly push any fires that start, particularly when the landscape is dry.The Palisades Fire has put structures — mostly homes —'under immediate threat' and mandatory evacuations have been ordered, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in an afternoon update. The blaze — centered on Piedra Morada Drive in the Pacific Palisades hills, above Pacific Coast Highway — is estimated to have spread across 300 acres, Los Angeles fire officials sai
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