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![A man in a white jump suit and blue hard helmet stands in the remains of house that burned down and next to a burned out car]()
![A man in a white jump suit and blue hard helmet stands in the remains of house that burned down and next to a burned out car]()
Maui’s post-wildfire housing crisis offers a warning for Los Angeles
After wildfires devastated the island, homelessness spiked. Advocates fear L.A. could face a similar fate without strong renter protections — and enforcement.
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Climate change primed LA to burn — catastrophically
A new analysis finds that human-caused warming helped dry out the vegetation that turned Los Angeles into a firestorm.
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![President Donald Trump shakes hands with California Governor Gavin Newsom upon his arrival in Los Angeles to visit the region devastated by the Palisades and Eaton fires.]()
![President Donald Trump shakes hands with California Governor Gavin Newsom upon his arrival in Los Angeles to visit the region devastated by the Palisades and Eaton fires.]()
Trump says he’s sending water to LA. It’s actually going to megafarms.
The president’s executive orders on California water will help irrigate Central Valley farms. They won’t do anything to fight wildfires.
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![An aerial view of repair vehicles passing beachfront homes that burned in the Palisades Fire in Malibu, California.]()
![An aerial view of repair vehicles passing beachfront homes that burned in the Palisades Fire in Malibu, California.]()
What Trump can (and can’t) do to disrupt Los Angeles wildfire aid
It will be hard for the president to revoke FEMA funding — but a GOP-led Congress could slow down the region’s recovery.
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![A man in a white jump suit and medical mask and boots sweeps a muddy, water filled street]()
![A man in a white jump suit and medical mask and boots sweeps a muddy, water filled street]()
Global economy could shrink 50% between 2070 and 2090 from climate shocks, say actuaries
A report by risk experts says previous assessments ignored severe effects of climate crisis.
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![Black smoke fills the sky over a neighborhood burning in Los Angeles.]()
![Black smoke fills the sky over a neighborhood burning in Los Angeles.]()
Wildfire smoke is always toxic. LA’s is even worse.
Los Angeles residents are breathing bits of "cars, metal pipes, plastics."
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What sparks a wildfire? The answer often remains a mystery.
The source of more than half of all wildfires in the Western U.S. remains unknown. AI could change that.
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![The wreckage of a burned home in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire, which destroyed more than 7,000 structures in the Altadena area of Los Angeles, California.]()
![The wreckage of a burned home in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire, which destroyed more than 7,000 structures in the Altadena area of Los Angeles, California.]()
Altadena has avoided California’s fire insurance hell. That won’t last.
As they rebuild, residents of the middle-class enclave could face steep price hikes.
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![An aerial view of a wildfire burning home along the beach]()
![An aerial view of a wildfire burning home along the beach]()
‘All hands on deck’: How Watch Duty keeps up with the California wildfires
While the destructive Los Angeles fires rage, all eyes have turned to the app that lets you track them.
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![Photo of flames erupting into a dark sky behind homes on a hillside]()
![Photo of flames erupting into a dark sky behind homes on a hillside]()
The ‘weather whiplash’ fueling the Los Angeles fires is becoming more common
Around the world, dramatic swings between heavy rain and drought are increasing exponentially, according to new research.
