Ron Lin
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60,000 ordered to evacuate in Orange County as wind-driven brush fire grows rapidly
Alex Wigglesworth - Los Angeles Times 7h 2 tweets
The Silverado fire broke out in Orange County on Monday morning amid conditions forecasters were calling the most dangerous fire weather of the year.
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Ron Lin 🔥🚩💨60,000 ordered to evacuate in Orange County as wind-driven brush fire grows rapidly #SantaAnaWinds 8h
Coronavirus could worsen in winter, remain major threat through 2021, Fauci says
Ron Lin - Los Angeles Times 17d 1 tweets
Dr. Anthony Fauci warns the U.S. could be in for a hard winter if coronavirus infections don’t come down, during a talk at the Berkeley Forum.
Trump could still be infectious with the coronavirus at the next debate
Ron Lin - Los Angeles Times 19d 1 tweets
The 74-year-old president may still take another turn for the worse, a panel of UC San Francisco physicians and professors said.
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Ron Lin Trump could still be infectious with coronavirus at next debate. It's also still possible he could take another turn for the worse. Watch for euphoric side effects of the steroid. And more insights from 's , , & others 19d
The coronavirus waiting game: It can take days for symptoms to appear, longer for severe illness
Ron Lin - Los Angeles Times 22d 2 tweets
While most people only experience mild or no symptoms at all from coronavirus infection, it can take roughly a week or so before severe illness strikes for those who do end up experiencing life-threatening symptoms.
Fourth death confirmed as fires continue to torch Northern California
Luke Money - Los Angeles Times 26d 1 tweets
The Zogg fire has burned nearly 52,000 acres and claimed a fourth victim, while the Glass fire has charred 48,440 acres in Northern California.
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Ron Lin Fourth death in Shasta County's Zogg fire confirmed as fires continue to torch Northern California 26d
Coronavirus takes wrenching toll on Orange County Latinos who have no choice but to work
Ron Lin - Los Angeles Times 26d 2 tweets
The heavily Latino cities of Santa Ana and Anaheim have coronavirus positive test rates significantly higher than the overall rate in Orange County.
Bobcat fire within 500 feet of famed Mt. Wilson Observatory
Hayley Smith - Los Angeles Times 41d 2 tweets
'They are in a firefight right now, because it's so close,' a fire official said of crews positioned at Mt. Wilson.
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Ron Lin Bobcat fire within 500 feet of famed Mt. Wilson Observatory 41d
We mailed 100 letters to test the Postal Service. The verdict: Spotty at best, dismal at worst
Maria La Ganga - Los Angeles Times 42d 1 tweets
Slow mail service from Los Angeles was one finding of an L.A. Times survey of Postal Service reliability amid deep cuts imposed by the Trump administration.
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Ron Lin We mailed 100 letters to test the Postal Service. The verdict: Spotty at best, dismal at worst 42d
Will Phoenix rise from the ashes? Deadly wildfires devastate Oregon town
Molly Hennessy-Fiske - Los Angeles Times 42d 1 tweets
Wildfire survivors try to salvage their belongings from the ashes of homes in Phoenix, Ore.
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Ron Lin Counting the devastation of an Oregon town flattened by the Almeda fire: 1,000+ homes, apartments & mobile home parks burned. 4 are dead and 1 is missing. "I can't do this anymore," a survivor says. The prolific reports from Phoenix, near Medford 42d
More than 3.2 million acres have burned across California this year; death toll reaches at least 24
Alex Wigglesworth - Los Angeles Times 42d 1 tweets
Trump flew to Northern California for a briefing on the wildfires, while firefighters work to keep blazes from reaching populated communities.
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Ron Lin Map of rough locations of fire-related deaths in California, Oregon and Washington since mid-August: Acres burned this year: CA: 3.2 million+ OR: 1 million+ WA: 600,000+ Death toll: CA: 24 OR: 10 WA: 1 42d
Extraordinary heat, rare summer snow brought unprecedented West Coast firestorms
Ron Lin - Los Angeles Times 42d 1 tweets
To understand why so many fires are burning out of control in the West, you have to go back to Labor Day — and the freak snowstorm that hit Colorado.
Deep orange skies, 'snowing' ash as fire smoke swamps Bay Area
Ron Lin - Los Angeles Times 47d 2 tweets
From San Francisco to Yosemite, social media was filled with images of ominous red and orange skies as smoke from a variety of fires blocked the sun.
L.A. area had record-breaking heat Saturday. Sunday should be hotter. Here's the forecast
Alex Wigglesworth - Los Angeles Times 50d 12 tweets
Sunday will be slightly hotter than Saturday in Southern California -- and that likely means more heat wave records.
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Ron Lin 🥵🚨 At 121°F, Woodland Hills, California, hits all-time high temperature, breaking old record of 119° set in July 2006. It's the highest temperature EVER RECORDED from an official National Weather Service station in L.A. County 50d
After 8 workers die of COVID-19, officials want Merced County Foster Farms plant closed
Ron Lin - Los Angeles Times 59d 2 tweets
After 8 workers die of coronavirus, officials want Foster Farms plant closed
More than 1 million acres have burned in California since July as monster fires rage around Bay Area
Ron Lin - Los Angeles Times 65d 3 tweets
More than a million acres have burned in California since July as monster fires continue to rage around the Bay Area.
Monster fires in Bay Area threaten dozens of communities as thousands flee
Ron Lin - Los Angeles Times 67d 3 tweets
Fires raging in Northern and Central California are forcing thousands from their homes and turning the air into an increasing health hazard.
Reopening elementary schools is risky — but so is keeping them closed
Ron Lin - Los Angeles Times 68d 1 tweets
Experts say it's going to be a tough call for figuring out how to get elementary schools reopened. Reopening elementary schools when disease transmission is too high is risky.
Fires explode across Bay Area, burning homes and sparking mass evacuations
Ron Lin - Los Angeles Times 68d 2 tweets
The LNU Lightning Complex fire has burned more than 32,000 acres in Napa, Sonoma and Solano counties. Evacuations are ordered in western Vacaville.
California becomes first state to pass 600,000 coronavirus cases
Ron Lin - Los Angeles Times 73d 2 tweets
The state has also notched another sobering milestone, as surpassed 11,000 COVID-19 deaths, a 10% increase from one week ago.
San Quentin's coronavirus outbreak shows why 'herd immunity' could mean disaster
Ron Lin - Los Angeles Times 76d 14 tweets
Public health experts say the rampant spread of the coronavirus at the prison shows the dangers of trying to achieve 'herd immunity' with the coronavirus.