More than 153 square kilometers devastated by fires, 24 deadbeyond 2,500 building were completely destroyed. This is the outcome, entirely partial given that the flames have not yet been put out, of the two fires that have been raging in the northern area of Los Angeles. Using satellite data that the Nasa collects and distributes through the Firms service, Wired has created two maps of the fires in California, which tell their evolution.
The Palisades fire
This is the fire that broke out in the Palisades neighborhood, a hilly area north of the beaches of Santa Monica. According to data from CalFire (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection) sono 2 the confirmed victims of this fire, 3 the wounded. Beyond 1.100 the buildings were completely destroyed, 179 the damaged ones. I’m more than 5mila firefighters engaged in putting it out. Here’s how it’s evolved these days:
Each point on the California fire maps shows an area where satellites have detected flames. The latest bulletin, released at 18:57 local time of Sunday 12 (3:57 in Italy), states that “There is still active fire within the fire perimeter. There are still islands of unburned vegetation that may pose a threat to containment lines.”. For today’s morning, the forecast is for an increase in the intensity of the wind, a circumstance not conducive to putting out the flames.
L’Eaton fire
The second fire is instead affecting the area of Changednorth of the city of Pasadena ea 23 kilometers from the center of Los Angeles. In this case they are 11 the deaths, 5 the wounded, 1.422 the destroyed buildings. And I’m beyond that 3.400 firefighters working to put out the flames. This is the map of the evolution of fire:
In this case, the last one bulletin talks about firefighters committed to “respond to the population’s requests for intervention, as well as build and improve containment lines” of the fire front. This is also expected in this area an increase in winds during the night, which “they will contribute to increase fire activity in hidden pockets of heat or in structures burned with residual heat”.
