UCSD eucalyptus trees threaten to fuel conflagration
Praises to our San Diego fire department for making short work of the Gilman fire. If it had reached the UCSD campus with ...
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As most of Angeles National Forest reopens, officials warn against ‘crushing the life out of’ plants in closed areas
Two portions of the forest will remain closed for safety concerns and so the landscape can recover after the recent wildfires ...
Everything you wanted to know about chaparral, fire, and wildland urban interface but were too afraid to ask
Chaparral, Calif.’s fire-adapted ecosystem, often goes overlooked. That is, except for when the high severity firestorms blaze through human communities. Chaparral was quickly lambasted during ...
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Climate change made deadly Los Angeles wildfires 35% more likely: new attribution study
The fires, likely to be the costliest in world history, were made about 35% more likely due to the 1.3°C of global warming that has occurred since preindustrial times.
The L.A. Fires Expose the Problem With Conservation Policy
Fires continue to burn outside of Los Angeles and they have become a partisan football. President Donald Trump has blamed California governor Gavin Newsom for the devastation, making inaccurate ...
Extreme demand took down LA's water system during the Palisades Fire. Here's how other U.S. cities can prepare
Some 20% of hydrants failed during the fight to save the Pacific Palisades from LA’s massive fire on Jan. 7. Here’s how other ...
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Fowler Museum hosts ‘Fire Kinship’ exhibit at UCLA
WESTWOOD — The Fowler Museum at UCLA is hosting “Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art,” an exhibition ...
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Here's how climate change fueled the Los Angeles fires
Extreme conditions helped drive the fast-moving fires that destroyed thousands of homes in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena.
Study finds Black community hit harder by Southern California's Eaton Fire
A new study found that Black community has been disproportionally hit by Southern California deadly Eaton Fire which claimed at leat 17 lives and dest ...
California wildfires latest: Rain brings relief — and mudslides — to burn areas in Los Angeles
More than an inch of rain fell in parts of Los Angeles Monday afternoon, triggering flash flood watches and warnings in areas ...
'Hotter, drier, and more flammable': Scientists say climate change fueled LA fires
Although pieces of the analysis include degrees of uncertainty, researchers said trends show climate change increased the ...