A new wildfire was reported today at 2:46 p.m. in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

California is currently grappling with a dual environmental crisis, as a fast-moving wildfire rages near the Nevada border while successive storms threaten Los Angeles. The new blaze, dubbed the Pack Fire, erupted on Thursday in scrubland within Mono County, approximately 150 miles (241 km) southeast of Sacramento.

A fast-moving wildfire raged across thousands of acres of California prairie near the Nevada border today, while Los Angeles was in the throes of back-to-back storms that could trigger flooding and mudslides in areas scarred by January’s devastating wildfires.

With an atmospheric river expected to arrive in Southern California, precautionary evacuation warnings have been issued in recent wildfire burn areas.

The storm could trigger dangerous flash floods and mudslides, but it may also extinguish California’s wildfire season.

An unusually strong storm system called an atmospheric river has doused Southern California, prompting flood warnings in areas of coastal Los Angeles County that recently were ravaged by wildfires.

A winter storm bearing down on Central California this week whipped up a wildfire, prompting evacuations, but also helped dissipate some of the flames.

An unusually strong storm system called an atmospheric river was dousing Southern California on Saturday, prompting flood warnings in areas

Homeowners across California will soon see a new charge on their monthly insurance bills to help pay claims arising from this year "s devastating Los Angeles wildfires. "If these surcharges stand, it" s almost certain that consumers will see future surcharges on their bills,

The county will investigate the insurer following complaints from January wildfire victims that their requests for compensation have been delayed, denied and underpaid.