climate change, wildfire

How climate change worsens wildfire risk
As fires rage on the West Coast, officials warn that Massachusetts could be set up for an active spring fire season.
How climate change worsened the most destructive wildfires in L.A. history
The California fires erupted amid extremely dry conditions. UCLA scientists say extreme heat linked to climate change was a factor in the fires' intensity.
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 the Los Angeles area. But the evidence is clear that climate change contribut
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Climate change, not mismanagement, is the primary driver of the California wildfires
Wildfires in Los Angeles are being driven by climate change, not political mismanagement, and California’s leaders have taken meaningful steps to address the issue, but the sheer scale of
Wildfire Risk Management in the Era of Climate Change
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Why LA is on fire (it’s not just climate change)
The fires that have engulfed Los Angeles cap the hottest decade in history. Each year in the last ten was record-warm, but 2024 was the warmest ever recorded. Last year, Earth was 1.6C hotter than the temperature
Los Angeles Wildfires Explained:Scientists Break Silence On How Climate Change Fueled LA Devastation
The recent Los Angeles wildfires have burned larger and hotter due to climate change, according to a UCLA study. Researchers attribute 25% of the available fuel to climate-driven factors, including wet winters,
California Wildfires Shift Global Climate Convos Toward Adaptation
In the wake of the raging California wildfires, environmental groups are shifting the climate conversation away from ...
Experts say wildfire smoke offsets efforts to reduce pollution
Health and climate experts say wildfire smoke is setting California back in its efforts to reduce air pollution.
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The public’s fixation on celebrity wildfire victims has an unexpected benefit
deliberately spreading the untrue rumor that Swift had donated $10 million to wildfire relief. “If you care about climate change and you believe these people are influential, and clearly they ...
Credit cards, climate change and electric cars: Team Trump confirmation hearings
Trump's picks to lead four federal agencies testified without the flashes of anger that marked Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi's ...
The common thread between hurricanes and wildfires? Increasingly strong winds
The common thread between hurricanes and wildfires? Increasingly strong winds - Hurricane-force winds have major destructive ...
A key ‘weakness’ in L.A.'s wildfire strategy went unaddressed for years, Post probe shows
In a memo that has not been previously reported, chief told city fire commissioners that L.A. relied almost entirely on ...
Hit by Wildfire? Here’s How to Deal With Insurers and FEMA.
You don’t need to settle for what your insurance company or the government first offers. And you don’t have to fight alone.
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Los Angeles Burns and Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass Fiddle
On arrival in 1542 to what was later to become Los Angeles, the Spanish explorer Juan Cabrillo saw smoke rising from ...