The fires consuming Los Angeles are just the beginning
You can’t even call the LA fires a warning shot. Rather, they are merely the latest episode in a rapidly unfolding story.
Human use of fire has produced an era of uncontrolled burning: Welcome to the Pyrocene
Humans have become a geologic force by cooking the planet – using fire on a scale that is altering land, water, air and ...
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How Don Cheadle’s family survived a wildfire crisis
Don Cheadle is one of a string of celebrities who have been forced to quit their homes due to the killer infernos, which ...
Wildfire-Risk Models Are Struggling to Predict LA-Style Fires
Fires are notoriously hard to forecast, insurance industry experts say, because of factors ranging from rising temperature ...
Fighting fire with fire: Are man-made burns RI's best weapon against wildfire?
RI just endured a record-setting stretch of wildfires driven by weather extremes. Here's why burning forests might be the ...
Amid wildfire trauma, LA County dispatches mental health workers to evacuees
Surviving a disaster like the Eaton and Palisades wildfires can take a severe psychological toll, and the county is aiming to ...
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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 ...
Can LA wildfires prompt new focus on community mitigation efforts?
The devastation of the Los Angeles wildfires has resonated far beyond Southern California, as local officials and residents ...
Readers respond: Address climate change to turn the tide
Regrettably, there is no easy silver bullet to prevent extreme wildfires. But collectively addressing global warming is our ...
Should some parts of Los Angeles never rebuild?
The fires in and around Los Angeles are coming under control. The city’s mayor has already issued an executive order to speed ...
California Wildfires Are A Wake-Up Call For Climate Change Adaptation
The wildfire disaster in Los Angeles underscores the importance of climate change adaptation. We built our infrastructure for ...
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Letter: Work to reduce climate change
As we watch the heart-wrenching Los Angeles wildfire crisis, first and foremost I’m appreciative and proud of the 300-plus heroic Oregon and Southwest Washington firefighters that went down to help. H ...