Due to drought and extremely high winds, wildfire risk has soared close to record levels in the areas north and east of Los Angeles, with AccuWeather reporting that “strong northeasterly winds, known as Santa Ana, will howl through Southern California, igniting a wildfire risk not seen for years in the region.”
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Wind speeds are expected to reach 50 to 60 mph in a large semicircle around Los Angeles, with gusts as high as 80 mph, and there have already been several brush blazes around Malibu in the last 48 hours. Large wildfires are extremely difficult to contain when they reach this level, with AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist John Feerick commenting that “The big risk will be a major surge in wildfire potential not experienced in recent years, with the possibility for power lines coming down, causing sparks and igniting fast-moving blazes.”…