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A thick band of haze shrouds downtown Los Angeles on Monday. Forecasters warned that heat, combined with very low humidity levels, will elevate the fire danger. Dry lightning will add to fire worries as a flow of monsoonal moisture arrives from the southeast later in the week, affecting Southern California and the southern Sierra Nevada.

Smoggy day in Los Angeles as hot, dry weather looms

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