When smoke from area wildfires ... Southern California, according to preliminary damage maps — is reminiscent of entire neighborhoods swept away during Katrina, said New Orleans native Monica ...
The official cause of the fires has not been determined. The combination of drought-like conditions — Southern California has had less than 10% of average rainfall since Oct. 1 — and powerful ...
A woman who previously lived in New Orleans and was forced to evacuate during Hurricane Katrina found herself evacuating again, this time because of the California wildfires. “People use the ...