The science behind the LA wildfires
Epic events like the Southern California wildfires do not have a singular cause. While we don’t yet know the official causes of the fires, we do know that the weather and climate conditions when they ...
How weather driven by climate change helped fuel the Southern California fires
Al Roker talks to climate scientist Alexander Gershunov about the conditions that made the L.A. wildfires so devastating.
Amid dangerous winds in 2011, LAFD engines stood ready. That didn’t happen this time
Thirteen years ago, the LAFD took the type of dramatic measures in preparation of dangerous winds that the department failed to employ last week in advance of the Palisades fire.
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Southern California Hit by “Life-Threatening and Most Destructive” Windstorm in Decades As Wildfires Consume Everything
Not since 2011, has Southern California faced a wind ... that has darkened the New Year for many, setting Southern California on fire, with the 'worst yet to come.' ...
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Study says climate change made conditions that fed California 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 ...
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California Wildfires: Expected rain may boost firefighting efforts, but officials are vigilant about flooding.
The fire in northwestern L.A. County spread swiftly to more than 10,400 acres but is now 95% contained. The largest fire, covering 23,448 acres in western Los Angeles, is 90% contained. The blaze ...
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Video roundup: Southern California blazes threaten homes in January wildfire
Fire departments across California banding together Firefighters ... windstorm that "will likely be the most destructive" since a 2011 event "that did extensive damage to Pasadena and nearby ...
Trump visits California after ripping 'idiot' Newsom on wildfire; critics bash crime, homelessness, spending
President Trump is ripping California Gov. Gavin Newsom over mismanagement of the state leading up to the devastating ...
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California Wildfires: Much-needed rain is expected to help firefighting efforts this weekend.
As of Friday morning, there were nine active blazes in Southern California, according to Cal Fire. The Palisades fire is 77 percent contained, and the Eaton fire is 95 percent contained.
California's 'Regulatory Failure' Blamed for Wildfire Insurance Disaster
The California insurance crisis laid bare by the Los Angeles fires was fueled by "regulatory failure," economist Nancy ...