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Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them?
Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant ahead of the flames in a desperate ... starve a ...
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Flame retardants in battery enclosures may do more harm than good
As dangerous lithium-ion battery fires are on the rise, regulators and manufacturers are scrambling for solutions. Unfortunately, one common strategy may cause serious health harm and not work to slow ...
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L.A. Fire-Fueling Winds Slow Down, Offering a Short Reprieve. What Are the Santa Ana Winds, and Why Do They Fan the Flames?
In recent days, however, the region’s powerful Santa Ana winds—which have been fanning the flames—have begun to slow down.
‘It’s hard to go to work when you’re worried your house could burn down.’ Fleeing flames in fire-weary SoCal
Moments after the Hughes fire exploded, L.A. County Deputy Dist. Atty. Jonathan Hatami said he raced out of the Michael ...
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Pink flame retardants are used to slow LA fires. What do we know about them?
The Forest Service, which has used 13 aircraft to dump suppressants on the LA fires, says they help starve a fire of oxygen and slow the rate of burn by cooling and coating vegetation and other ...