The Los Angeles Fires Expose the Problem With American Conservation Policy
For more than a century, conservation policy has focused on economic development and wisely using natural resources.
After fires, Los Angeles gets moonshot moment to rebuild
As Los Angeles recovers from its devastating wildfires, environmental engineers, urban planners and natural disaster experts are casting forward with visions of what could come next for neighborhoods that have been reduced to ash and rubble.
Climate change made conditions that fueled the Los Angeles fires 35% more likely
The analysis by the World Weather Attribution's climate scientists links the fires that broke out on January 7 to man-made climate change, which has extended the fire-prone conditions by an additional 23 days each year in California.
Climate change made the Los Angeles wildfires more likely
Climate change helped to set the stage for the devastating Los Angeles fires this month, a new study by 32 researchers shows. The Palisades and Eaton wildfires broke out in early January and soon killed at least 28 people,
Climate change made LA fires far more likely, study says
An international panel of scientists says with "high confidence" that climate change is worsening Southern California's fire threat.
Climate change set the stage for Los Angeles fire, study finds
A new study says the hot, dry, windy conditions that led to the recent Southern California fires were about 35% more likely because of climate change.
The LA Fires Were a Crisis Comms Nightmare. Why?
As a crisis communications professional who lived through the fires, here’s what I think could have been done differently.
Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries
California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles ...
Meryl Streep escaped LA fires by cutting 'car-sized hole' in fence, nephew says
Meryl Streep's writer nephew reveals in a larger feature on the LA fires' impact how his aunt went to extreme lengths to ...
I'm a Therapist Who Evacuated the LA Fires — Here's How to Get Emotional Support
Emotional Numbness: Survivors might find it difficult to access their feelings after a fire. This response can offer a sense ...
FireAid, a benefit for LA wildfire relief, is here. Here’s how to watch and donate
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of the biggest names in music will come together Thursday for the FireAid benefit concert that is ...
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 ...
FireAid benefit concert for those affected by LA fires: Everything to know
Proceeds raised by the FireAid benefit concert will help those affected by the wildfires by raising money "for rebuilding ...
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 ...
Exposed utility wires may have contributed to LA's Eaton Fire, law firm says
A law firm representing victims of the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles has submitted photos with a legal filing on Wednesday that ...
Update: Palisades Fire at 97% containment, 23,448 acres affected in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for ...
FireAid, the massive benefit concert to help LA fire victims, came together quickly. Here’s how
Within days of the devastating Los Angeles-area fires breaking out, a benefit concert was in the works. It’s already raised ...