It’s no secret that the conversations we have on Facebook are often different to ones we have on other social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram.

That’s evident in Facebook’s data about the most-talked about topics in Australia for 2017, with women, sport and music leading the charge.

“This year, International Women’s Day was the most talked about topic on the platform, with conversation driven by the Women’s March, which ranked in the top ten global list, as well as the #metoo movement,” Mia Garlick, Facebook’s director of policy for Australia and New Zealand, said in a statement. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Here's what Facebook's Australian users talked about the most in 2017

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti declared a state of emergency in the city Tuesday as several wildfires continued to rage across the region.

Blazes in Santa Clarita, Santa Ana and Ventura County claimed tens of thousands of acres between them and filled the southern Californian skies with smoke — so much smoke in fact, they left trails visible from space.

NASA’s striking satellite image, above, gives a good feel for the scope of the smoke, as did pictures posted by meteorologists on Twitter Tuesday.

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Source: Mashable | Striking aerial photos show severity of California wildfires

At least three fires are devastating Southern California, devouring Ventura and Santa Ana counties with flames, and stifling surrounding counties, including Los Angeles, with smoke. 

The fires began on Monday night and continued to spread throughout the day on Tuesday. So far, the Rye Fire in Santa Clarita has burned 1,000 acres, per ABC News. Santa Ana’s Creek Fire has destroyed 11,000 acres, according to the Los Angeles Times. And the Thomas Fire, which has been burning the longest, has torn through a massive 50,000 acres in Ventura County. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Surreal scenes of devastation across Southern California from unrelenting wildfires