Month: January 2025

Hughes Fire, California

by Jorel Torres on January 24th, 2025

Fires have engulfed Southern California over the past few weeks, where another fire (i.e., the Hughes Fire) erupted just northwest of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. At the time of this blog entry (~22Z, 23 January 2025), the fire had scorched 10,000+ acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties and was 24% contained. Dangerous fire Continue Reading

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New Orleans Snowstorm

by Jorel Torres on January 22nd, 2025

A historic winter storm impacted the southern United States, blanketing several states with multiple inches of snow, spanning from southeast Texas (i.e., Houston metro area) to Florida and the Carolinas. Numerous flights were delayed or cancelled at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport from 21-22 January 2025, where the airport accumulated 8 inches from Continue Reading

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