Southern California Firestorms

Fueled by high temperatures, low humidity and Santa Ana winds, a series of fires burned hundreds of homes. At right: smoke plume from the Sylmar "Sayre" fire.

SOURCE: NASA-MODIS | By Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso - The Washington Post - November 15, 2008

This Story Tens of Thousands Flee As Fires Rage Near L.A. Article \| LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 -- Erratic, ember-blowing firestorms tore through Southern California on Saturday, consuming more than 10,000 acres, or about 15 square miles, forcing the shutdown of power in several neighborhoods and sending tens of thousands of people fleeing from their homes. Southern California Firestorms		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: NASA-MODIS \| By Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso - The Washington Post - November 15, 2008 ¬es=Fueled by high temperatures, low humidity and Santa Ana winds, a series of fires burned hundreds of homes. At right: smoke plume from the Sylmar 'Sayre' fire." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: NASA-MODIS \| By Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso - The Washington Post - November 15, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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