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 ...
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 ...
Fact checking Trump's claims about the California wildfires
President Trump has called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to "release the water." and claimed FEMA lacked the funds to ...
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Wildfires are breaking out in Southern California as the ‘most destructive windstorm’ in over a decade hits
Wildfires began breaking out in Southern California Tuesday morning as a life-threatening ... The “life-threatening” windstorm “will likely be the most destructive” since a 2011 event “that did ...
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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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Yes, Mexico and Canada sent firefighters to California amid wildfire outbreak
Mexico and Canada have sent firefighters to southern California to help battle the Los Angeles-area wildfires, according to Mexico’s president, Canada’s prime minister, California’s governor ...
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The horrifying L.A. wildfires are being fueled by the worst conditions January has ever seen
That would make it the strongest and potentially most destructive Southern California windstorm since November 2011. In a worst-case scenario, dozens of wildfires could pop up simultaneously and ...
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 ...