Developed at NASA JPL, the science instrument gives researchers a more detailed picture of high-temperature surfaces, such as land scorched by wildfire, than previous infrared instruments.

California updated its Los Angeles wildfire website on Monday to help ... and the team was laser-focused on making the new site work for them," said Amy Tong, the Government Operations Agency ...

Business disruptions from the fires are projected to result in economic losses of up to $8.9 billion just in LA County.