Brush fires set homes ablaze in southern California as it braces for more hot weather

Par : Lois Beckett · Gabrielle Canon · Eline Gordts in Dana Point · and agencies

16 octobre 2026 à 19:21

Hot, windy weather stokes fires in southern California with mandatory evacuation orders in place for many

A fast-moving fire spread into neighborhoods in southern California on Friday as the region braces for more hot, windy weather that will amplify fire dangers through Saturday.

Several structures could be seen ablaze in video footage captured by local news helicopters as firefighters worked to wrangle the more than 465 acre Norte fire, which erupted in Orange county on Friday.

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Terry Tao Is on the Front Lines of the Debate Over AI and the Future of Math

Par : Elisabeth Bumiller

16 octobre 2026 à 16:15

The Fields Medalist Terence Tao is on the front lines of a debate about artificial intelligence and the future of his field.

Terence Tao's celebrated status has made him an unofficial spokesman for mathematics, a job that for now is consuming most of his time.

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‘A living hell’: how Los Angeles got taken over by mosquitoes

Par : Roque Planas in Los Angeles

11 octobre 2026 à 07:00

Heat and humidity have led to one of the worst mosquito years in recent history, with West Nile virus at a decade high

Los Angeles might be best known for blue skies, beaches and film premiers — but for the last several years it’s held another, unenviable distinction: the most mosquito-infested city in America.

And this year has been especially nightmarish, thanks to a series of heatwaves and an extra-powerful El Niño. Locals have called it a summer of “living hell” as clouds of mosquitoes swarm backyards and leave diners at open air patios scratching their ankles.

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