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Reflecting on the lives taken by the Southern California wildfires
We continue with our remembrances of the 29 people who died in the fires in Southern California. The Los Angeles County ...
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 the second week of January and roared ...
The Los Angeles wildfires destroyed more than buildings
Wildfires have destroyed around 90 square miles of area around Pacific Palisades, Pasadena and other communities in the Los ...
A Path Forward: As Los Angeles burns, attacks and blame spread
Some behaviors, like yawning and scratching, are socially contagious. If one person does it, others are likely to follow suit. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have ...
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This economist survived a wildfire. Now she's taking on California's insurance crisis
An economist's harrowing escape from fire, and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.
U.S. and Australia have long fought fires together. Climate change threatens joint efforts
For more than 20 years, the agreement between the U.S. and Australia has operated on a simple principle: Located in opposite ...
Gwen Stefani to reunite with No Doubt for FireAid concert benefiting victims of LA disaster
No Doubt has joined the star-studded lineup for the upcoming FireAid Relief concert benefiting victims of the Los Angeles ...
To songwriters, the City of Angels is a little bit heaven and a little bit hell
Over the years, musicians have referenced the devastating wildfires, and Santa Ana winds, literally and figuratively – a ...
What We Know About What Led to the L.A. Wildfires
We explain what’s known about how the catastrophic L.A. wildfires started and the factors that scientists do -- and don’t -- ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Fire lessons from the Australian capital, where a 2003 inferno changed everything
Two decades ago, fire ripped through Canberra, destroying 480 homes. An Australian fire chief reflects on possible lessons ...