Los Angeles, Climate Change

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
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.
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.
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,
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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 ...
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.
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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 ...
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, ...
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Climate change amplified dryness, but LA fires still extreme without it: UCLA analysis
Firefighters are working around the clock to contain the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire. Thousands of people were forced to ...
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 ...
Los Angeles is burning. Could it happen in Maine?
Walls of flames, fanned by high winds, roaring across drought-stricken land. That's the scene in Los Angeles now. It also ...
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Climate Change
The fires blazing in Los Angeles County mark the latest unprecedented ... according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. California has been given the green light by the U.S.
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 ...