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• Thousands flee wind-whipped Calif. wildfires
Winds were blowing at 50 mph in parts of the valley by 1 a.m. Tuesday, with gusts of up to 80 mph possible in higher elevations, county fire officials said. Marine base threatened Another 3,000 acres were scorched by Tuesday morning in Camp Pendleton ...
• Deadly wind-driven wildfires threaten homes near Los Angeles and Camp ...
With the winds still blowing, fire crews fear conditions will only get worse. "The weather is predicted to have Santa Ana winds, and we are very concerned. We expect the fire to move up and down across the mountain face today and into tonight," said ...
• Learn a new skill while on vacation
Other “status skills” you can pick up include glass-blowing—taught at a school outside Seattle founded by the famed artisan, Dale Chihuly—wine and scotch-making, tango and ballroom dancing, and even learning how to be a mahout , or elephant ...
• Oceanside Fire Prompts Evacuations
It is unknown how large the fire is or how it started. This is the second major fire on Camp Pendleton in two weeks. San Diego County is in the midst of a Red Flag Warning until Tuesday at 6 p.m. Humidity is low and moderate to strong winds are blowing
• Hurricane Norbert hits Mexico's Baja peninsula
Norbert, with wind speeds of 105-mph, made landfall near Puerto Charley on the southwest coast of Baja California, according to officials from the U.S. National Hurricane Center. "It's blowing down roofs and destroying things in its path," Jose Gajon ...