It Is Very Breezy at JPL Today

Reader note: “JPL is sending employees home today due to the flying debris, falling trees and building damage caused by 80 MPH winds. It’s incredible to watch: gusts punish one tree while the one next to it stands completely still until the wind shifts and hits it too. There are drifts of debris everywhere.”

Threatening L.A. Brush Fire Contained, AP

“The blaze was quickly contained after burning about 10 acres but firefighters remained concerned that the wind, gusting to as high as 80 mph, could kick up embers and ignite new blazes.”