https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018 The California Wildfires have been raging for the past month of November 2018. This also not being the first California wildfire, as one already happened back in august, people have had to evacuate out of their own homes and some have even gotten demolished by the flames. Thus, causing many California citizens to evacuate for the second time this year and pray nothing happens to it. This has been known to be the worst wildfire in California to this day, with burning over 1,00,000 acres of land. This fire has caused over 2 Billion dollars in damages with also killing over 94 people and counting. This has been California’s deadliest and biggest wildfire on record to this day. en-us 2018-11-18 16:34:54 UTC 2024-10-06 20:42:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png leahgaller https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305675676 In this Article from CBS news, they are sharing with us that the air quality from Northern parts of California have gotten worse and is making its way to other parts of California, making it hard for citizens to breathe. This fire has killed multiple people and have left many structures to ashes causing very poor air quality. ]]> 2018-11-18 16:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305675676 leahgaller https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305677207 In this tweet made by the California Fire Department itself, they state here that the town of Woolsey citizens are allowed to come back to their homes. Here they give a Media Release with a 48-hour notice that some parts of Woolsey have been announced safe. They are expecting re-population by Monday afternoon at 3pm. ]]> 2018-11-18 16:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305677207 leahgaller https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305678658 In this video that CNN has posted to Facebook, it shows the massive damage that has emerged from the wildfires. This video shows just a glimpse of what it is like for the citizens of California and also what the Fire Fighters are dealing with on a day to day basis. ]]> 2018-11-18 17:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305678658 leahgaller https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305679664 In this article, it is questioned where over 1,000 people have gone missing. State officials have announced 76 dead in the state of California, but many citizens are still unaccounted for and are missing to this day. Police are still investigating the list of missing people and is updating everyday. ]]> 2018-11-18 17:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305679664 leahgaller https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305681226 Global News gives us a glimpse of the town of Camp after the devastating fire that has hit in this last month. A drone has been flown over where you are able to see multiple structures and homes burned to the ground. Most structures will not be able  to be saved and will have to start from the bottom up. ]]> 2018-11-18 17:21:46 UTC https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305681226 leahgaller https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305682612 This link shows us how big and dangerous this fire has spread. It is a fairly interactive web page as you can zoom in or zoom out to find where the damage has spread to. The San Francisco Chronicle has also given a legend to understand what we are specifically looking at on the map. If you were to press on a town, it shows you how many acres it has spread, the containment percentage, the deaths, etc.]]> 2018-11-18 17:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305682612 leahgaller https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305683602 Space gives the internet a view of how the California Wildfires look from outer space. There are multiple pictures to justify the intensity of how big this fire really is and how much it is effecting the environment. ]]> 2018-11-18 17:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305683602 leahgaller https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305685052 When the California was told to evacuate, it was a lengthy process of sending out evacuations in groups. Many people were fleeing and were burned alive in their cars. In this article that was given by "The Daily Beast", it gives us a run down of what has happened in a nut shell, and also giving us insight of some of the citizens thoughts of the California fires.]]> 2018-11-18 17:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305685052 leahgaller https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305686620 NBC News shows the devastation of deadly fires sweeping across the town of Camp, with Donald Trump giving his opinion of it. Trump believes that the forest fires are a cause of "poor forest management". Many Search & Rescue teams are going through rubbish and debris in search of missing people. ]]> 2018-11-18 17:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305686620 leahgaller https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305688663 The American Red Cross posts this article explaining their efforts in evacuating people out of their homes and into safe refuge centres. This page also gives people ways they can help California through this rough time, and also sharing coping strategies with people who have been affected by this fire. ]]> 2018-11-18 18:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305688663 leahgaller https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305689739 2018-11-18 18:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/leahgaller/californiafires2018/wish/305689739