Opinion: Megafires are a choice
We can mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfires with prescribed burns. By reducing brush and other tinder, these small, ...
Inside WA firefighters’ battle for homes in an L.A. canyon
The devastating Los Angeles County blazes have so far killed at least 27 people and razed thousands of structures.
The homes are the fire's fuel
The home ignites, becoming the fire’s fuel. Soon, it puts off radiant heat that can ignite the exterior of the home next door ...
Letters: LA is burning. Let’s find common ground to fight climate change.
Besides the heartbreak of losing lives and losing homes, there are obvious economic factors here that cannot be ignored: ...
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Climate Whiplash and Fire Come to L.A.
Climate change has brought both fiercer rains and deeper droughts, leaving the city with brush like kindling—and the ...
5 inflammatory cartoons on the Los Angeles wildfires
Artists take on climate change denial, the blame game, and more ...
To Be From L.A. Is to Know Its Twin Temptations, Beauty and Danger
Somini Sengupta, a Times climate reporter, on her relationship with the city, its mythology, and a reckoning with disaster.
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B.C. Climate News: Officials say global temperatures this year to rival 2024’s record-breaking heat | Contaminated drinking water is a growing concern for cities facing …
Here’s the latest news concerning climate change and biodiversity loss in British Columbia and around the world, from the ...
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Your Local Government Isn’t Ready to Evacuate Disabled People
On January 8, after multiple wildfires erupted in Los Angeles, a father who was an amputee, and his son, who had cerebral ...
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As Los Angeles Fires Rage, a One-Party City and State Seek To Dodge Responsibility, Blaming ‘Climate Change’
Democrats hold super-majorities in the California State Assembly and the Senate. Democrats can, and do, pass legislation ...
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 ...
The worst thing LA could do as it recovers from fire disaster
Despite the finger-pointing about who is to blame for the spread of the LA fires, veteran climate writer Jeff Goodell believes no level of preparation could have fundamentally changed the trajectory ...