The Guardian - Another round of fire-provoking Santa Ana winds are anticipated to sweep across the Los Angeles basin next week, carrying new peril as the area continues to assess the damage of the wildfires that devastated the Pacific Palisades and Altadena communities 10 days ago.
“We’re looking at more Santa Ana winds … and high fire danger. It could be a prolonged event next week,” said Alex Tardy, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in San Diego. “The bottom line: we’re in uncharted territory this deep into the winter, or rainy season,” in having barely any rain, he added.
The return of fire weather is expected on Monday after a calm weekend and could persist through Thursday. The region has not had significant rainfall since early May with no single day producing a 10th of an inch of rain or more for 257 days.
The new fire weather warning comes as authorities assess that more than 12,000 homes and structures were destroyed in the Palisades, Eaton and Altadena fires that killed at least 27 people.
As of Saturday morning, the Palisades fire, which has burned 23,713 acres, was 43% contained as of Saturday morning, according to Cal Fire. The Eaton fire, which has charred 14,117 acres, is 73% contained.
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