0 to 10,000 acres in just hours: Why did the Hughes Fire explode in size so fast?
A fast-spreading wildfire that erupted this week northwest of Los Angeles roared from nothing to nearly 10,000 acres − in a ...
Climate change set the table for Los Angeles wildfires
Global warming caused mainly by burning of fossil fuels made the hot, dry and windy conditions that drove the recent deadly fires around Los Angeles about 35 times more likely to occur, an ...
Firefighters battling LA fires as rain expected to come soon
Firefighters continue to battle fires across Southern California as the area prepares for a presidential visit Friday and ...
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Fast-growing wildfire breaks out north of Los Angeles, forces evacuations
A rapidly growing wildfire broke out some 80 km north of Los Angeles on Wednesday (Jan 22), burning 20 sq km, while two major ...
California firefighters make progress on Hughes Fire in Castaic; maps show areas under evacuation
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...
With rain on the way, dread grows in fire-ravaged Palisades, Altadena and landslide-prone Rancho Palos Verdes
Residents in Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Rancho Palos Verdes fear too much rain too fast will cause landslides and create ...
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Here's how climate change fueled the Los Angeles fires
Extreme conditions helped fuel the fast-moving fires that destroyed thousands of homes. Scientists are working to figure out ...
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A Novelist Imagined a Climate-Driven Wildfire Burning LA, Then Watched It Happen
The Deluge’ is a realist novel,” says author Stephen Markley of his 2023 epic. “It was about what we are going to live ...
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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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Opinion: After the Los Angeles fires stop burning, another grave risk to lives and property looms
Wildfires strip mountain slopes of vegetation while their extreme heat bakes surface soils ... eroding and gathering soil and debris into a fast-moving mixture. Depending on how much sediment ...