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President Donald Trump speaks at the 2025 House Republican Members Conference Dinner at Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Fla., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. On the same day, he posted on social media that military troops had "turned on" Pacific Northwest water to help California. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires, a scientific study found.
The United States Military just entered the Great State of California and, under Emergency Powers, TURNED ON THE WATER flowing abundantly from the Pacific Northwest, and beyond,” the
Nine wildfires are currently burning across Southern California as of Friday morning, five of which ignited yesterday.
"I mean, the California wildfires are terrible, and I've got a bunch of friends out there, and when I heard that they were raising money for it, I was like, I have to go," said Jessica Fisher of Queens.
A total of 94,673 homes in Austin have a moderate or greater wildfire risk, making it the highest-risk city outside of California, according to a 2024 report from property data company CoreLogic.
Californians live in the wildland-urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, they often leave destruction.