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A state of emergency was declared and more than 30,000 people were ordered to evacuate after wildfires ravaged the Los Angeles suburbs.
High winds whipped up and spread what started as a small fire in the Palisades region, one of California’s most exclusive areas. Among those evacuated or firefighters helped, several celebrities: Several film premieres were postponed, including that of the Golden Globe winner, and the fire spread to the grounds of the famous Getty Museum.
Climate change has led to drier conditions and earlier snowmelt in California, increasing the frequency of wildfires, although changing forest management programs may also be a factor.
A graph showing the increase in billions of dollars worth of weather disasters in the US over the past forty years.
