The famous yet dangerous Santa Anna winds know no bounds. They have impacted Southern California for as long as people have lived there.
That unfortunate reality has reared its ugly head again this week. These powerful gusts have created a large, powerful fire that has forced 30,000 residents to evacuate from the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, according to NBC News. Firefighters from all over Southern California have raced to the scene, fighting to extinguish the fire. But the blaze has expanded to encompass over 1,200 acres, threatening hundreds of thousands of residents. It does not appear that conditions will improve overnight.
“People did evacuate. It was slow
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