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3:48 p.m. Forest Service temporarily closes Southern California national forests: The Forest Shut temporarily shut down national forests throughout the state, including Stanislaus National Forest, Sequoia National Forest, Inyo National Forest and Los Padres National Forest. The closure is due to the threat of "unprecedented and dangerous fire conditions with a combination of extreme heat, significant wind events, dry conditions, and firefighting resources that are stretched to the limit," according to the forest service. Other closures include the Angeles National Forest, San Bernardino National Forest and Cleveland National Forest. The closure will go into effect 5pm Monday and will be re-evaluated daily. In addition, all campgrounds and day-use sites in all California national forests will be closed, and the use of stoves, fires or other equipment that could ignite is barred. … [Read more...] about California Wildfires: Live Updates Sept. 6-7

By late Tuesday afternoon, PG&E said it had begun restoring electricity in some places but many of the affected areas won’t have power back until sometime Wednesday, once the weather improves and PG&E has been able to inspect its equipment. The National Weather Service imposed a red-flag warning of extreme fire threat until 8 a.m. Wednesday for higher elevations in the North Bay and East Bay as well as the Santa Cruz Mountains. … [Read more...] about New PG&E shut-offs escalate California’s record-setting wildfire season

“Powerful politicians and social media giants have engaged in unchartered abuses of religious liberty, silencing the faithful, banning our voices, and outright attacking our God-given right to declare His goodness,” Feucht writes on his website LetUsWorship.us where he live streams the concerts and urges people to sign a petition. … [Read more...] about Pastor Says 12,000 People Attended Prayer Rally Outside California State Capitol

California is currently besieged by its most severe wildfire season on record as measured by the amount of land burned. More than 2 million acres across the state have been blackened since the start of the year, outpacing a record set just two years ago. This year’s conflagrations have arrived even before the autumn months that have historically brought some of the most devastating firestorms. … [Read more...] about North Coast’s August Complex is now California’s second largest wildfire ever, breaking last month’s record

Phoenix keeps setting triple-digit heat records, while Colorado went through a weather whiplash of 90-degree heat to snow this week. Siberia, famous for its icy climate, hit 100 degrees earlier this year, accompanied by wildfires. Before that Australia and the Amazon were in flames. … [Read more...] about Think The 2020 California Wildfires Are Bad? Experts See Worse Natural Disasters In Future