(Un)natural disasters megathread

[Syt]

No, not about the early 90s WWF tag team, but a megathread for various disasters around the world.

We had the earthquake in China, killing over 100 people: https://www.voanews.com/a/rescuers-search-for-survivors-after-china-earthquake/7929232.html

And California is burning. Again.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c5y81zyp1ext

Summary

• Los Angeles declares a state of emergency as a wildfire explodes from 10 acres to more than 2,900 acres in mere hours
• Fire chief Kristin Crowley says more than 30,000 people are under evacuation orders, and 13,000 buildings under threat
• Footage shows houses on fire in the Pacific Palisades area and residents abandoning their cars to flee the flames
• The fire broke out about 10:30 (18:30 GMT) on Tuesday and it exploded in size, fanned by 50 mph (80km/h) wind gusts and incredibly dry conditions
• Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone says the Pacific Palisades is "not out of danger"
• A second brush fire has also started quickly spreading above Altadena, near the Eaton Canyon, about 40km (26 miles) inland from the Palisades
• Millions of people in California are under a red flag warning, meaning there is an extreme fire danger

[Syt]

Source: https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025/1/7/palisades-fire

[mongers]

Does there come a point when some of these types of disaster become 'routine', as the californian leader said the Santa Anna wind/fire season was now a year round thing?

[crazy canuck]

That point has already arrived.  1 in 100 year events are happening every couple of years.

[Darth Wagtaros]

When will the GOP claim that the Democrats control the snow and the fire like they do hurricanes?

[Barrister]

When will the GOP claim that the Democrats control the snow and the fire like they do hurricanes?

I'm pretty sure if you look around you'll find people claiming the fires are staged.