{"id":3430,"date":"2025-01-17T00:53:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T00:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=3430"},"modified":"2025-01-17T00:53:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T00:53:34","slug":"meteorologist-who-warned-early-about-la-wildfires-saving-hundreds-shares-his-next-big-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=3430","title":{"rendered":"Meteorologist who warned early about LA wildfires, saving hundreds, shares his next big concern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Known as a \u201chero,\u201d meteorologist and climate scientist Edgar McGregor has saved hundreds of lives by issuing an early warning about the wildfires in Los Angeles.<\/p><div class=\"zqchd69d9fb1caae84\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; 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It would be devastating.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8932760345406231\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_3_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_3\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" 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Santa Barbara. Any of these towns in the foothills. We also have to navigate mudslides when it rains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t finished yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew this was coming,\u201d McGregor continued. Although I didn\u2019t anticipate that it would happen in January, I hope I was effective in alerting everyone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21627 lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-10-1024x683.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-10-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-10-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-10-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-10.webp 1440w\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"527\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On January 7, the Palisade fire, the first fire to cause destruction, broke out. 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Unfortunately, more fires broke out.<\/p>\n<p>California sent men and women in prison to assist in battling the fires on January 10. There are 14 states that use prisoners to assist in fighting fires, including this one. They chose to participate voluntarily rather than under duress.<\/p>\n<p>Prisoners incarcerated for sexual offenses and arson are not eligible to volunteer.<\/p>\n<p>The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reports that wildfires have burned more than 40,000 acres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Known as a \u201chero,\u201d meteorologist and climate scientist Edgar McGregor has saved hundreds of lives by issuing an early warning about the wildfires in Los Angeles. McGregor wrote on the Altadena Weather and Climate Facebook page on January 7 that instead of sleeping, people should prepare their belongings and leave. 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