
A wildfire ignited in California on Saturday has burned 287 hectares in Los Angeles County, with the cause still unknown and evacuation orders issued for nearby residents as firefighters combat the blaze from ground and air.
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Wildfires are a recurring hazard in California, particularly during dry seasons, often prompting evacuations and significant firefighting efforts.
NEW YORK, October 4. /TASS/. A wildfire that broke out in California on Saturday has burned 287 hectares (2.87 square kilometers), the state fire service said.
The fire is spreading in Los Angeles County, the state fire service said. The cause of the wildfire remains unknown. Local authorities have ordered residents in several nearby areas to evacuate.
The New York Post reported that firefighters are battling the blaze both on the ground and from the air.

More than 330 bears have been eliminated in Buryatia due to a threat to the safety of residents. In the republic, up to 20 cases of predators entering populated areas are recorded every day, and over 80 hunters are involved in patrolling.

Burprirodnadzor reported the elimination of 331 bears in Buryatia. The decisions were made due to the access of predators to populated areas in the Zakamensky, Selenginsky, Bichursky and Pribaikalsky regions, where the animals posed a threat to the safety of people.

Moscow State University Associate Professor Elena Litvinova explained the increasing frequency of bear attacks on people in Russia by the lack of food in the forests before hibernation. Since the beginning of the year, 22 people have died.

In Lithuania, the introduction of a state of emergency at the state level is being discussed due to the garbage crisis in Vilnius, where the volume of unprocessed garbage exceeded 20 thousand tons after a fire at a recycling plant.

British farmers are experiencing the worst bluetongue outbreak on record, with 2,201 cases reported since 1 July 2026. Scientists link the spread of the virus north to climate change.

President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Krasnikov said that Russia's territory is warming at twice the global average rate due to global warming, and this trend will continue, leading to an increase in the number of extreme events such as tornadoes, droughts and floods.