LA Wildfires Special Coverage with Jacob Margolis

The Big One: Your Survival Guide by LAist Studios

Jan 13, 202543:48Science & Medicine

LAist Science Reporter Jacob Margolis puts the wildfires and the devastation throughout Southern California into context and explains the science of the fires. In this hour, Margolis speaks with several experts about wha...

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