The threat of more fires propelled by blistering Santa Ana winds hung over Southern California on Friday as firefighters battled to contain the raging blazes that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed thousands of structures.

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This amazing image combines Webb (at top left) & Hubble's (on bottom right) face-on views of barred spiral galaxy NGC 1512.
Webb’s observations put together near- and mid-infrared light & Hubble’s ones display visible & ultraviolet light.

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LA restaurants offering free meals to fire evacuees:

Yeastie Boys (Multiple locations)

Bar Etoile (East Hollywood)

Fiorelli Pizza (Venice)

Bé Ù (Silver Lake)

Danny Boy's (Downtown + Westwood)

Oy Bar (Studio City)

Sunday Gravy (Inglewood)

Dudley Market (Venice)

LaSorted's (Silver Lake)

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“…since the city’s first tropical storm encounter, LA has endured its hottest summer in history and received just 2% of normal rainfall to start this year’s rainy season—its driest such stretch on record. The grasses from 2023’s tropical storm deluge are still around, adding to the fuel for fires.”

At least 130,000 residents are under evacuation orders because of the wildfires burning across Los Angeles County. Red flag warnings remain in effect for L.A. County and much of Ventura County through Thursday.
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A key thing to appreciate about big wildfires is that they reach an intensity that humans simply can't deal with. Sometimes they are about 10 times more intense than the best firefighters and planes can fight. Offer as much money as you want: it's too late. www.ft.com/content/540f...

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