How ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ VFX Team Created Water Simulations

For the Tulkun council scene, the animation team animated the Tulkun — huge, whale-like sea creatures — rising through a blocking simulation of the water surface. The simulation calculated momentum ...
ABC7

Palisades Fire inspires founders of Ring, Watch Duty to create new wildfire alert tool

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Much of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood where Ring founder Jamie Siminoff once lived - including the garage where he invented the Ring video doorbell - was destroyed in the ...
NBC Los Angeles

Eaton Fire survivors band together to create community of support, healing

An Altadena neighborhood that was wiped out by the Eaton Fire last January led to the creation of a community of neighbors who’ve supported one another as they’ve navigated their grief and struggles ...
WFSB

Thompson voters decide not to create special tax district to fund town’s fire departments

THOMPSON, Conn. (WFSB) - Voters decided not to create a special tax district to fund Thompson’s five fire departments, which are currently independently run and funded by a yearly town grant. The ...
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Create fire bubbles using hydrogen at home

The science pros at TKOR show how to create fire bubbles using hydrogen at home. Massive data breach sees millions of credit card details leaked Some Republican lawmakers call for mass expulsion of ...
Los Angeles Times

Cal Fire approach to SoCal’s wildfire crisis could make things worse, court says

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A court ruled a statewide Cal Fire program risks making fires worse by removing native chaparral and allowing the ...
New York Post

Tesla sued over crash of Model 3 that ‘exploded into a raging fire,’ killing 1

Tesla has been hit with another lawsuit over a deadly post-crash inferno, this time from a Washington state man whose wife died after his 2018 Model 3 “exploded into a raging fire” when an abrupt ...
Deadline.com

Simon Franglen Invented New Instruments To Create His ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Score – Sound & Screen Film

James Cameron continues to invent new technology to make films, and that does not end with the third installment of the Avatar saga. Even the composer of Avatar: Fire and Ash got into the act, with ...
Autoblog

Family Sues Tesla Over Fatal Model S Fire, Claiming Doors Trapped Victims Inside

A wrongful-death suit claims Tesla’s Model S doors failed in a crash, trapping passengers in a deadly fire. The case deepens scrutiny over Tesla’s safety design. Family alleges Tesla’s electronic door ...
Chicago Tribune

Portage Township, city might create fire territory

Portage Mayor Austin Bonta has begun talks with Portage Township Trustee Brendan Clancy on creating a fire territory that would merge the city and South Haven fire departments and possibly others.
Colorado Public Radio

High winds across parts of Colorado create fire danger Monday

Most of Colorado’s Eastern Plains and the Front Range are under heightened fire danger for most of Monday — with wind gusts reaching up to 60 miles per hour and humidity levels remaining critically ...