Southern California is extremely dry, and that’s fueling fires − maps show just how dry
The state is seeing a sharp water divide this year, with lots of rain in the north while the south has stayed dry. A ...
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Los Angeles Fires Could Push California’s Insurance System to the Brink
Damages from the recent fires in the Los Angeles area could overwhelm California’s already stressed insurer of last resort ...
Los Angeles wildfires are still burning across the area — ripping through homes and lives: Latest updates
LA wildfires, including massive Palisades and Eaton fires, continue to devastate the region with zero containment. Damage ...
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On the Ground During L.A.’s Wildfire Emergency
With four fires raging, tens of thousands have evacuated and others are confronting the precarity of where they live.
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Fire hydrants ran dry in Southern California just when they were needed most
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was pumping from aqueducts and groundwater into the system, but demand was so high that it wasn't enough to refill three 1-million-gallon tanks.
Harrowing escapes from Los Angeles wildfires were made by foot, by car or by the grace of strangers
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How to donate to LA wildfire relief
A swarm of winter wildfires ravaged America’s most heavily-populated county to start 2025, scorching cars, banks, bungalows and multi-million dollar mansions.
California wildfires live updates: 179,000 under evacuation orders; L.A. County sheriff says some areas look ‘like a bomb was dropped’
Sheriff Robert Luna said 179,783 people are under evacuation orders due to the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Lidia fires in Los Angeles County. Another 200,000 residents are under evacuation warnings.
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How Santa Ana Winds Fueled The LA Fires
Jon Keeley, a research ecologist in California with the U.S. Geological Survey and adjunct professor at UCLA, explains what ...
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California fires map: Los Angeles evacuation orders, warnings
Massive wildfires roaring through the Los Angeles area left neighborhoods in ruins, killing at least five people and ...
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Firefighters make progress slowing wildfires while Los Angeles grapples with scope of devastation
Crews were able to knock down a major threat that broke out Wednesday evening in the Hollywood Hills, and by morning had ...
Facing Criticism About Fire Response, Mayor of Los Angeles Goes on Defense
Amid pointed questions at a news conference, Karen Bass sought to deflect criticism of the city’s response to the fires.