Professor of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Director of the Petroleum Engineering Dept at USC
Professor of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Director of the Petroleum Engineering Dept at the University of Southern California
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Iraj Ershaghi
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At Mysterious Hot Spot in Ventura County, Soil is More Than 800 degrees Last Friday, there were reports of smoke rising from the ground in the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County. Firefighters found there were no flames but at a foot beneath the surface the temperature of the ground was 812 degrees .
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One year later, the threat of more mudslides still exists One year ago, torrential rain pelted the hillside community of Montecito, which was scorched a month earlier by the Thomas Fire. It unleashed a flow of mud and boulders the size of cars and killed 23 people.
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Free food for federal workers during shutdown Local federal workers are picking up free food as the government shutdown continues. More than 1000 PG&E workers in San Luis Obispo fear for their jobs as the utility declares bankruptcy.