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Millions of residents in the Los Angeles area were rattled by a 4.7 magnitude earthquake that hit early on Thursday morning and came as the region continues to battle multiple wildfires that have yet to be brought under control.

The quake’s epicenter was 4 miles north of Malibu, according to the US Geological Survey. The tremor unleashed boulders on to a Malibu road, visibly shook Santa Monica’s historic 1909 wooden pier and jolted people from bed. No injuries or damages were immediately reported.

The shaking was felt as far as 45 miles (72km) away in Orange county, where people reported items moving in their homes, and was followed by several smaller aftershocks. A live camera at the 115-year-old Santa Monica pier, about 10 miles away from Malibu, showed several seconds of intense shaking. Bruce Silverstein, a Malibu councilmember, said he had lived in the community for 13 years and this was the hardest quake he’d felt yet.

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Francine became a hurricane on Tuesday evening as it barreled toward southern Louisiana, strengthening over extremely warm Gulf waters as those in possible harm’s way rushed to complete storm preparations, filling sandbags, buying gas and stocking up on necessities for an expected landfall in the coming day.

Residents, especially in south Louisiana, have a 24-hour window to “batten down all the hatches”, Louisiana governor Jeff Landry warned at midday while Francine was still a tropical storm.

Tropical Storm Francine, which formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, is getting stronger and "quickly becoming better organized," the National Hurricane Center said.

It's expected to be a hurricane when it hits the Louisiana coast on Wednesday. Local officials expect it to be a Category 1 or possibly Category 2 hurricane and to make landfall between mid-afternoon and late night.

Jacques Thibodeaux, director of the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said residents should prepare for heavy rain and localized flooding of 7-9 inches over 12 hours after the storm makes landfall. The biggest danger will be storm surge if Francine slows its speed, he said.

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Tens of thousands of homes and buildings were threatened Sunday by an out-of-control wildfire burning in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles, amid a days-long heatwave that pushed temperatures into the triple digits across the region.

State firefighters said three firefighters had been injured and more than 35,000 structures were threatened, including single and multi-family homes and commercial buildings, while authorities issued evacuation orders for several areas. Thunderstorms expected later in the day could make conditions even more challenging.

The so-called Line fire was burning along the edge of the San Bernardino national forest, about 65 miles (105km) east of LA. As of Sunday morning, the blaze had charred about 27 sq miles (70 sq km) of grass and chaparral, leaving a thick cloud of dark smoke blanketing the area.

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An intense heatwave across the US west has brought unusually warm temperatures to the region – some of the highest of the season – and broken heat records.

Millions of Americans from Phoenix to Los Angeles to Seattle are under heat alerts. Even before this latest bout of extreme weather, which began on Wednesday and is expected to last through the weekend, summer 2024 was already considered the hottest summer on record.

In California, the desert city of Indio saw its hottest 5 September at 121F (49.4C), breaking a previous record of 120F from 2020, while Palm Springs tied its heat record for the day at 121F. Palm Springs recorded its all-time high of 124F in July.

The Los Angeles region has not yet broken any records – although Burbank, a few miles to the north of downtown Los Angeles, tied for its all-time high of 114F. But the area is bracing for a days-long stretch of triple-digit temperatures. The temperature in Los Angeles on Thursday reached 102F (38.9C), and Friday was expected to see similarly high temperatures in three figures.

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A potentially record-setting heat wave is expected to drive temperatures across the western U.S. into the triple digits as it builds this week, triggering warnings as authorities set up cooling shelters throughout the region.

Millions of people from southwestern Oregon through California, parts of Arizona and western Nevada will be under excessive heat warnings Tuesday through Friday.

The highest temperatures are expected in Furnace Creek in Death Valley National Park, where temperatures could reach 120 degrees this week. Meanwhile, in southern California's Palm Springs area and the Coachella Valley, afternoon highs could hit 118 degrees.

Federal forecasters said major cities including Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Portland, Oregon, were expected to surpass 100 degrees, according to the weather service. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said that emergency personnel have begun preparing for the heat wave and that authorities are setting up cooling centers around the city.

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