Why some structures may have withstood the Los Angeles area wildfires – while those next door burned to the ground
While it may be impossible ever to know for sure, several variables could be at play for those homes that survive, experts say: a smart, fire-resilient design; an owners’ preparation, like clearing away flammable vegetation;
Los Angeles Is Colder Than Normal as California Wildfires Spread
As of January 14, the city's average temperature of 55°F was 3.5°F below the five-year average, a deviation of nearly 6 percent.
This viral image doesn't show Los Angeles wildfire damage. It's a fabrication | Fact check
A Lamborghini picture during the Los Angeles fires,” the post’s caption begins. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The Instagram post received more than 10,000 likes in two days.
How Dangerous Winds Fuel Los Angeles Wildfires
T here are a lot of variables at play in the catastrophic wildfires currently clawing through southern California: dry vegetation, lack of rain, dense housing development, errant
Los Angeles Continues to Face Air Quality Warnings Amid Wildfires
The hazardous air quality in Los Angeles is largely a result of smoke from the Pacific Palisades Fire, intensified by strong Santa Ana winds.
How many homes have burned in the Los Angeles wildfires so far?
More than 12,000 homes, businesses, schools and other structures have been destroyed by raging wildfires that began ripping through the Greater Los Angeles area last Tuesday. Cal Fire said in an update Monday that a total of 40,
How the Los Angeles wildfires can increase insurance rates for all Californians
The program guaranteeing fire insurance coverage for homeowners turned down by traditional companies, known as the California FAIR Plan​, could run out of money following the devastating destruction caused by the Palisades and Eaton fires.
What hazards will remain in Southern California after the wildfires subside?
While the end to the fire danger is not yet in sight, experts say the hazards that will remain in its wake will be severe.
California wildfires: Los Angeles area on alert as high winds fan the flames
Fanned by strong winds, the wildfires have killed at least 24 people and swept through 40,000 acres in the Greater Los ...
Newsom suspends CA environmental law to eliminate 'roadblocks' for wildfire victims rebuilding homes
Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted California's environmental review process for building laws for victims who lost their homes during ...
Fact-checking viral ‘lone survivor’ house images from California fires
Striking images from devastating wildfires in southern California are all over social media. While many are real, some are ...
As flames linger, talk turns to rebuilding Los Angeles neighborhoods leveled by wildfires
Heartbroken families, burned-out business owners and beleaguered Los Angeles leaders are beginning to ponder a monumental ...
California Wildfires: Neighborhoods Razed, 10 Dead, and 10,000-Plus Properties Destroyed After 36,000 Acres Burned
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Costs from California wildfires will be 'astronomical' as million-dollar homes burn
Past California fires have been much bigger than the ones burning Wednesday, but the damages will add up in Southern ...
Fire Tornadoes Are a Risk Under California's Extreme Wildfire Conditions
The National Weather Service's warning about the “particularly dangerous situation” in which any new fire could explode in ...