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by Ariel (editor), Venice, CA, October 24, 2007

You may have heard, seen, or even smelled it yourself- it's not news anymore... Southern California is burning!

Whether you live here, have family in the area, or are simply a concerned citizen, (and shouldn't we all be?), this should be of interest to you! The following are a few links to late-breaking news about the fires devastating the Southland:


Satellite view of the fires:
alg.umbc.edu/usaq/images/2007-10-22_2057-2102_HSDO_010403_QKM.jpg

Zoom in and out on these images, updated daily by NASA:
www.flashearth.com/?lat=33.695357&lon=-118.171792&z=8.4&r=0&src=nasa

Another high quality image of the hotspots:
www.nasa.gov/images/content/193857main_wildfire_oct22_full.jpg

Detailed information on how the fires affect the air quality in Southern California:
alg.umbc.edu/usaq/

A great map by Google with all the information on the current state of the fires
maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=114250687465160386813.00043d08ac31fe3357571

Over a thousand pictures of the fires contributed by Flickr users:
www.flickr.com/groups/528992@N20/pool/show/

The breaking news reports by the Los Angeles Times:
latimesblogs.latimes.com/breakingnews/

Please feel free to contribute with more links you may have regarding this travesty. Let us all stay informed and send our good wishes to the people affected by the crisis.

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Ariel is an editor for BrooWaha. For more information, visit the writer's website.