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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Fire Season

    Fire season is upon us. Santa Ana winds, high heat and low humidity mean high fire danger in Southern California. Brush fires in San Diego and Santa Barbara led to thousands of evacuations yesterday. And temperatures are even hotter today all over the Southland.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 16, 2014 • 1 min read

    Fire season is upon us. Santa Ana winds, high heat and low humidity mean high fire danger in Southern California. Brush fires in San Diego and Santa Barbara led to thousands of evacuations yesterday. And temperatures are even hotter today all over the Southland.

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    Laura's Law, U.S. Wine Drinking & Commencement Speakers
    1. 0:00Fire SeasonYou’re reading this
    2. 9:49Laura's Law
    3. 21:50Wine Drinking
    4. 28:19Commencement Speakers
    5. 37:57News from Space
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Drew Smith

      Los Angeles County Fire Department

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Laura's Law, U.S. Wine Drinking & Commencement Speakers
    1. 0:00Fire SeasonYou’re reading this
    2. 9:49Laura's Law
    3. 21:50Wine Drinking
    4. 28:19Commencement Speakers
    5. 37:57News from Space
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand