Palisades, Kenneth and Eaton fires remain uncontrolled as Los Angeles officials say ‘historic winds’ and extensive droughts have created the ‘perfect storm’
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Forward progress of the Kenneth fire has been stopped, according to a social media post by the Ventura County fire department, and reported by NBC News.
The fire was sparked around 3:34pm and quickly ballooned to 960 acres
Forward progress of the Kenneth fire has been stopped, and the fire is currently holding at 960 acres with 0% containment.
Approximately 400 firefighters will remain on scene through the night, continuing to provide structure protection and knock down hot spots.
The average temperature in 2024 was 1.6C above preindustrial levels, data from the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) shows. That is a jump of 0.1C from 2023, which was also a record hot year and represents levels of heat never experienced by modern humans.