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October 30, 2019

National Weather Service Issues "Extreme Red Flag Warning" over Fires
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The National Weather Service in Los Angeles has issued a rare "extreme
red flag warning" for Southern California as climate change-fueled
wildfires continue to ravage the state. This is the first time the
Weather Service has used the term extreme red flag warning, as winds up
to 80-miles-an-hour threaten to spread the uncontrolled Getty Fire.
California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency Sunday
as wildfires spread from Los Angeles and Northern California, burning
tens of thousands of acres and forcing the evacuation of over 180,000
people.


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