Politifact2h
Los Angeles wildfires were worsened by climate change, despite claim to the contrary
Climate scientists PolitiFact spoke to disagreed with Trump Jr. and said climate change contributed to the Los Angeles fires’ size and destructiveness. Numerous studies have linked human-caused ...
How hydroclimate whiplash contributed to the severity of California wildfires
Hydroclimate whiplash -- the rapid shift between wet and dry conditions -- likely contributed to the severity of the ...
Southern California's winds weakening; at least 25 dead, 26 missing amid wildfires
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern ...
A national, nonpartisan study of the Los Angeles fires could improve planning for future disasters
– Two national reviews – one by a blue-ribbon commission and the other by the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council – investigated the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and ...
L.A. Fires: Progress in Southern California containment efforts as winds weaken
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed more than two dozen people. Weaker winds enabled firefighters to make inroads ...
University of California5d
Los Angeles fires news and resources: What’s happening across the UC system and how you can help
A FEMA Disaster Recovery Center for Angelenos impacted by the fires has also been set up at the UCLA Research Park (formerly ...
'A new wildfire paradigm': Why California fires are growing larger and more destructive
In a state that averages more than 7,500 wildfires a year some California homeowners keep helmets and fire hoses handy. However, the Los Angeles fires demonstrate a new reality: Wildfires in the state ...
Conditions that contributed to the start of the California wildfires
Normal fire season is in late summer and fall because of the heat of the summer and dry vegetation. This is also when the ...
The New York Times5d
How Wildfires Came for City Streets
But the Los Angeles fires showed how older homes ... William Deverell, a professor of American history at the University of Southern California, said the region was cheerfully marketed as having ...
Southern California wildfires likely outpace ability of wildlife to adapt
It’s too soon to know the toll these fires have taken on wildlife, particularly wide-ranging carnivores like mountain lions.
ABC News5d
Landslides are among the hazards emerging as LA-area wildfires scar terrain
The fires burning in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties are ... a professor of civil engineering at the University of Southern California who has studied how urban fires exacerbate post-fire related ...