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Alison Hewitt
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UCLA media rep for experts on climate, environment, humanities, veterans & more; ex journo, mom. Email: ucla.in/2SFXReU | newsroom.ucla.edu | Threads: alisonhewitt47 | The other place: ashewitt
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As I've been emphasizing since spring, the "worst weather/climate sequence" for SoCal wildfire is very wet conditions (as over past 2 years) followed by record-breaking heat (as we've seen recently) and vegetation drying. This did not come out of the blue. #CAwx#CAfire [3/3]

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The scale and intensity of fire on the ground right now in the mountains of SoCal--in the absence of a large-scale strong wind event--is truly remarkable. #BridgeFire,#LineFire,#AirportFire#CAwx#CAfire [1/3]

Satellite snapshot showing three large exceptionally fast-spreading wildfire footprints (via thermal imagergy) in the Southern California mountains this evening.
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With 3 major fires this PM (#LineFire,#BridgeFire,#AirportFire),#CAwx

Satellite snapshot from this evening showing large smoke plumes covering much of SoCal.
Still frame from wildfire camera network depicting Airport Fire burning aggressively this evening.
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PSA: I will have a YouTube livestream at some point Tue or Wed (Sep 10 or 11) to discuss escalating wildfire situation in SoCal (and also across broader West; very high levels of wildfire activity also present in OR, ID, MT, WY, and western NV). Exact timing TBD. #CAfire#CAwx

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Alison Hewitt
@ahewitt.bsky.social
UCLA media rep for experts on climate, environment, humanities, veterans & more; ex journo, mom. Email: ucla.in/2SFXReU | newsroom.ucla.edu | Threads: alisonhewitt47 | The other place: ashewitt
70 followers191 following23 posts