“Hurricane of fire” apocalypse carries a warning of very bad year to come
The unprecedented fires in Los Angeles could not have been stopped by any human effort, but the bogus, evil onslaught of political opportunism is a harbinger of what to expect as global warming triggers :
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The death toll is ten and expected to rise.
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There are five wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area. Palisades is the largest with nearly 20,000 acres burning and more than 5,000 structures destroyed. Eaton is at nearly 14,000 acres and still 0% contained. The newest fire, Kenneth, burning nearly 1,000 acres in LA and Ventura counties, is 35% contained.
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Downed power lines, open gas lines and compromised structures will remain a threat. .
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Winds at the Palisades fire are expected to gust up to 40-60 mph Friday night. Forecasters expect a short break in winds on Saturday before they pick up again on Sunday and into next week.
2024 WAS THE HOTTEST YEAR ON PLANET EARTH BY A STUNNING MARGIN
Blowing past the imaginary 1.5C threshold for the first time.
January 2025 Hell opens its doors
Climate Whiplash Devastation in Las Angeles
Global warming driven wildfires fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds continue roaring through Southern California since Tuesday, January 8, 2025, killing at least 10 people, displacing over 200 000 residents, and destroying more than 10 000 homes and buildings in just three days. In addition, more than 360 000 customers, or just over 1 million people in California were left without power.
Aside from the evil nonsense being spewed by the oligarch owned Republicans, there is nothing that could have stopped this apocalypse.
Planet breached 1.5C threshold in 2024
As the death toll climbed from wildfires raging in California, scientists confirmed on Friday that the world has just experienced the first year in which temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial times.
“The trajectory is just incredible,” C3S director Carlo Buontempo told Reuters, describing how every month in 2024 was the warmest or second-warmest for that month since records began.
Australia also faces massive climate insurance crisis
Australia has long been considered the canary in the coal mine of global warming collapse.
Australia could be just years away from a California-style natural catastrophe insurance disaster, with 5.6 million homes nationwide believed to have some risk of bushfire.
Climate Council research has revealed the ten electorates most likely to have homes declared uninsurable by 2030, due to the heightened risk of flood or fire wiping residences out.
It comes as the Insurance Council of Australia has revealed that California’s burnt-out homes could impact the cost of underwriting properties across the Lucky Country.