Why Los Angeles was unprepared for this fire
In Los Angeles’s chaparral-covered ecosystem, wildfires in the mountains are an annual ritual. But when those fires leaped ...
How did LA fires start? Key questions about CA disaster answered
The fast-moving LA fires that killed at least 10 people and decimated more than 20,000 acres in the Pacific Palisades, Malibu ...
No ‘water system in the world’ could have handled the LA fires. How the region could have minimized the damage
Widespread destruction from the L.A. fires was inevitable, given the drought and winds. Still, the region could have been ...
Ravaged by avoidable fires, Los Angeles deserves accountability
Our state deserves leaders who put people before politics and solutions before slogans. May these tragic fires be the final ...
Los Angeles Mayor faces criticism for overseas trip, budget cuts as wildfires rage
As Los Angeles faces its most destructive fire, Mayor Bass is criticized for an overseas trip and prior budget cuts impacting ...
How contained are the wildfires scorching the Los Angeles area?
At least five major wildfires were burning around Los Angeles County by Thursday. The largest two were still at 0% ...
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What made the Los Angeles wildfires so monstrous
Santa Ana winds topping 90 mph and extra-dry vegetation have fueled what may become the costliest wildfires on record.