WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires, a scientific study found.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More rain fell Monday on parts of Southern California after causing mudflows over the weekend, helping firefighters but boosting the risk of toxic ash runoff in areas scorched by Los Angeles-area wildfires.
Rob Lowe says the old L.A. he loved has been completely wiped out by wildfires. “I mourn everything in Malibu."
Kiki Iriafen scored 23 points, JuJu Watkins added 20 and fourth-ranked Southern California led the entire game to defeat Minnesota 82-69 and extend its winning streak to 15 games.
The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few exceptions: southern and central California, Desert Southwest, southern Florida, and western Ohio Valley, where it will be near to below normal."
USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at “relatively high” risk.
No. 15 North Carolina (18-4) at No. 19 California. Next: at Stanford, Sunday. No. 16 Michigan St. (17-3) vs. Oregon. Next: at Northwestern, Sunday. No. 17 NC State (16-4) beat Wake Forest 90-83. Next: vs. No. 10 Duke, Monday. No. 18 Tennessee (15-5) did not play. Next: at Missouri, Sunday.
St. John's at Georgetown, 6:30 p.m. Cent. Michigan at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Providence at Seton Hall, 7 p.m. Dayton at St. Bonaventure, 8 p.m. North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 9 p.m.
Firefighters continue to battle fires across Southern California as the area prepares for a presidential visit Friday and rain in the weekend forecast.
Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.
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