Fire & Ice wreack havoc in USA, millions impacted and 8 dead

Deandrea Hamilton

Editor 

USA, January 8, 2025 – On Monday, 300k people were without electricity due to winter storm Blair, six had been reported killed in the storm which impacted 63 million people in the Central and Eastern United States – that was on Monday.

Two days later… 300k are without power due to a starkly different storm; a raging inferno barreling through Southern California which has forced at least 19 school districts and other iconic and public sites to close.

Air quality is greatly reduced and many are opting for masks as they remain indoors.

The wildfires have been fanned by ferocious Santa Ana winds and two are said to have been killed, thousands more injured.

Hundreds of homes and businesses are under threat; 1,100 structures are burned, thousands of people are evacuating, mandatory evacs are also being enforced, shelters are opened, telecommunications is compromised making reaching loved ones and help near impossible and 1,400 firefighters are battling the blaze, mainly from the ground.

The winds are simply too dangerous A state of emergency has been declared for California with sections of the Pacific Coast Highway closed. The cause of the fire is unknown but it is under active investigation.

“The combination of low humidity, dry fuels and shifting winds has heightened the potential for spot fires and rapid expansion,” Cal Fire said in an update.

Two people were this morning were arrested for, of all things, looting.

Meanwhile, residents from Texas to the Carolinas brace for winter storm Cora; expected to bring 3-6 inches of snow on many states.

Sources: Ongoing press conference, Weather Channel, USA Today and CBS News.