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 ...
California’s largest wildfires contained after weeks of devastation
Two of the largest wildfires in California that have burned thousands of acres and prompted tens of thousands to evacuate ...
NASA Satellites Show How California’s Wildfire Crisis Was Years in the Making
The largest fires started on January 7 and devastated swathes of L.A., including Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The fires ...
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 ...
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.
Climate change worsened likelihood of California wildfires: Report
The recent wildfires in California were worsened by climate change, a report found. The study, released Tuesday by World ...
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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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The science behind the LA wildfires
extreme fire behavior and likely the strongest north winds in southern California since 2011. That event on Dec. 1, 2011, also brought powerful and destructive wind gusts to much of Southern ...