Southern California wildfires could be a double whammy for the state’s shaky budget
California has faced budget crises before, but this could be the perfect storm of a chronically unbalanced budget made infinitely worse by disaster.
Study Says Changing Climate Made Southern California Wildfires More Likely, More Intense
Tuesday's report, too rapid for peer-review yet, found global warming boosted the likelihood of high fire weather conditions in this month's fires by 35% and its intensity by 6%.
Climate change made LA wildfires 'more likely' according to international study
Climate change caused by human activity increases the risk of devastating fires, like the ones in Los Angeles, California,according to the World Weather Attribution (WWA) network. The fires left at least 29 dead and thousands homeless.
Human-fuelled climate change contributed to California wildfires, analysis suggests
As Southern California gets some much-needed rain, a new analysis suggests the conditions that led to January's wildfires were 35 per cent more likely because of human-fuelled climate change. And the more likely those fires become,
Study says climate change made conditions that fed Los Angeles wildfires more likely, more intense
A quick scientific study finds that human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires.
Los Angeles wildfires: California cities vow to ‘shut down’ EPA’s dumping site for ‘toxic’ waste
Four cities in Southern California are opposing an EPA processing site for "hazardous" waste from Los Angeles County's ...
What California families saved before wildfires destroyed their homes: Heirlooms, stuffed animals and more
From practical items like clothing to sentimental keepsakes like journals, these are the belongings residents grabbed in the ...
Victims killed in the L.A. wildfires include father and son, world traveler, former child actor
The Los Angeles area is bracing for more dangerous conditions as families mourn those who died in the wildfires.
California wildfires lose steam but welcomed rain brings different threats
Much-needed rain has begun to fall over Southern California, bringing relief to the drought-stricken region but also the ...
The story of how Meryl Streep evacuated her home during the LA wildfires is harrowing
Meryl Streep had to take matters into her own hands when evacuating from the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this month, ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
In this month’s wind-driven wildfires in Southern California, evacuation alerts for some neighborhoods came long after homes ...
Climate change made the L.A. wildfires 35 percent more likely
A new report suggests that climate change-induced factors, like reduced rainfall, primed conditions for the Palisades and ...
Kendrick Lamar Halftime Collection to benefit those impacted by California wildfires
On Wednesday, the entertainer and the NFL released the Kendrick Lamar Halftime Collection of merchandise. And these are going ...
How the Mafia is weaponizing wildfires
The Mafia is “weaponizing” fire in the region for control and financial gain, said UC Berkeley researcher Lauren Pearson. She ...
Why 'rippling effects' of wildfires will have lasting impact on LA's Latino community
Impacts of the LA fires on the the Latino community - the country's largest by percentage - are acute and will be long ...
A Reporter Covering Wildfires Wonders: ‘Is My Home Next?’
Jack Healy, a Phoenix-based reporter who covered the aftermath of the Los Angeles fires, reflects on all he has in common ...
Why experts say California is the best-equipped state to deal with wildfires
California has just experienced one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, despite the Golden State's ample resources to ...