Los Angeles, Climate Change

How Science Clearly Links the Los Angeles Wildfires to Climate Change
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
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.
The Los Angeles wildfires are already among the worst ever
Of the various fires that have ignited around Los Angeles since last Tuesday, the two biggest have been the Palisades Fire, centered on the Pacific Palisades neighborhood on the west side of the city,
How the Los Angeles Fires Compare to Historic Wildfires
T housands of personnel—firefighters, first responders, and the National Guard—have turned their attention towards stifling the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires, some of the worst California has ever seen.
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.
Los Angeles wildfires: climate change has increased fire risk over recent decades
We take a look at the influence of climate change on wildfire risk in light of the ongoing situation in Los Angeles.
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What If the Los Angeles Fires Were a Turning Point?
In Kim Stanley Robinson’s widely acclaimed, Obama-praised climate novel, The Ministry for the Future, the climate crisis is ...
L.A. Fires Revive Calls for a ‘Climate Superfund’ Law in California
New York and Vermont recently passed laws like these, which require energy companies to pay climate damages and will likely ...
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How climate change fueled the LA fires
The ongoing Los Angeles fires have killed at least 27 people, destroyed more than 12,000 structures and charred more than 60 ...
Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were dropped by their insurers before the Palisades Fire
About 1,600 policies for Pacific Palisades homeowners were dropped by State Farm in July, the state insurance office says.
Boiling Point: The L.A. Times is starting a climate change podcast
Today, the Los Angeles Times is launching Boiling Point, a podcast about climate change and the environment in California and ...
Octavia Butler imagined Los Angeles ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
Since the Los Angeles fires began last week, “Parable of the Sower” and other Octavia Butler works written decades ago have ...
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Los Angeles fires: Containment progress and weather forecast bring hope
More than a week after the Eaton and Palisades fires broke out, devastating the Los Angeles area, firefighting teams are ...
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As wildfires linger, focus turns to rebuilding Los Angeles' leveled neighborhoods
Heartbroken families, burned-out business owners and beleaguered Los Angeles leaders are beginning to ponder a monumental task: rebuilding what was lost in the Southern California wildfires ...