Pacific Palisades fire zone flyover, and before and after video.

New satellite imagery shows the incredibly sad before and after video of the beachside Pacific Palisades neighborhood and north to Topanga Canyon. We look at the general area, the terrible destruction, a little history, and we drop in on some of the once beautiful streets and look at the before/after effects. Please consider donating to help the victims of this tragedy at Global Empowerment Mission, or any verified organization.New satellite imagery shows the incredibly sad before and after video of the Alta Dena neighborhood. We look at the general area, the terrible destruction, a little history, and we drop in on some of the once beautiful streets and look at the before/after effects. Please consider donating to help the victims of this tragedy at Global Empowerment Mission, or any verified organization.

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The Japanese government carefully and routinely manages, clears, thins and maintains its own limited and heavily protected forests. A lesson there, if we will have it.