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 ...
Los Angeles wildfires timeline: How the deadly blazes unfolded
Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of ...
How the Los Angeles Fires Compare to Historic Wildfires
T housands of personnel—firefighters, first responders, and the National Guard—have turned their attention towards stifling ...
Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the ...
Fact-checking misinformation about the Los Angeles wildfires and California water policy
President-elect Donald Trump and some social media users and pundits blamed Los Angeles’ deadly fires on California Gov. Gavin Newsom, saying the Democrat’s environmental policies enabled the blazes’ ...
California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.
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 ...
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Who Will Pay for LA’s Wildfires?
Over a year before Los Angeles’s uncontrollable wildfires burned through neighborhoods once considered safe, the office of ...
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Here’s How Climate Change Fueled the Los Angeles Wildfires
Many factors, such as strong Santa Ana winds and urban planning decisions, played into the recent destructive wildfires in ...
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Opinion: Great writers on Los Angeles
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the wildfires in Los Angeles, and the words of writers who were drawn to the city.