There is at one slight glimmer of hope, however. According to Moe, testing following the devastating fires in Lahaina, Maui, ...

Recent water quality issues resulting from the Los Angeles fires have now been compounded by a sewage discharge in Malibu, ...

In emergencies, dumping ocean water on fires may be the best option. But seawater can have long-term effects on equipment and ecosystems, as a novel coastal experiment shows.

More:Wind-fueled fires still torching LA area as thousands ... firefighters were seen Wednesday scooping water from the Pacific Ocean in a firefighting plane, according to KTLA 5 News.

Still, an advisory was issued for the area ... An advisory is a lower-level notice than a closure. Ocean water at La Jolla Shores was closed to swimmers Jan. 15 after a sewage spill was reported ...

More: Wind-fueled fires still torching LA area as thousands flee ... In response to a lack of water, firefighters were seen Wednesday scooping water from the Pacific Ocean in a firefighting plane, ...

salty ocean water. And conditions there have been very dry, particularly compared with our East Coast forest plot. Our research group is still trying to understand all the factors that limit the ...

In other words, dumping "full-strength, salty ocean water" in extremely dry areas that are not used to being soaked, like Los Angeles, could have disastrous consequences. However, there's still ...

The recent and still-raging Los Angeles wildfires have prompted some online to wonder: Can we use ocean water to fight fires? While the Pacific Ocean sits adjacent to the city of Los Angeles ...

salty ocean water. And conditions there have been very dry, particularly compared with our East Coast forest plot. Our research group is still trying to understand all the factors that limit the ...