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 ...
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Wildfires are breaking out in Southern California as the ‘most destructive windstorm’ in over a decade hits
The 2011 windstorm downed hundreds of trees and knocked ... Extreme dryness during what is typically the wettest time of the year is also helping to drive the fire threat. Southern California ...
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 ...
California Wildfires: Scorched region gets its first significant rain in months.
So far, many clues to the origins of the deadly Eaton fire, which started in the area just after 6 p.m. that evening and went ...
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 ...
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 fuelled by months of unusual extreme weather
Fast-moving wildfires are burning long after the regular fire season is over due to an unlikely sequence of extreme weather events that may have been exacerbated by climate change ...
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The Eaton and Palisades Fires are Now Among California’s Deadliest
By Yan Zhuang At least 28 people have been killed in the Eaton and Palisades fires, making them among the deadliest in California’s history. Seventeen people have been confirmed dead in the ...
Fire crews in Southern California quickly extinguish brush fires amid extreme fire weather
Windy and dry conditions have returned to Southern California, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking as firefighters ...
California’s federal lands are hemorrhaging carbon dioxide. Wildfires are largely to blame
A study from the U.S. Geological Survey found the ecosystems on California's public lands are losing the carbon they've locked up from the atmosphere faster than any other state, driven in large part ...