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Los Angeles Fires Delay Release of New Fire Risk Maps
Los Angeles Fires Delay Release of New Fire Risk Maps Climate disasters such as the recent Los Angeles–area fires are making it harder to prepare for more climate disasters By Camille von Kaenel & E&E News In this long exposure photo, fire smolders on a hillside during the Lilac fire in unincorporated San Diego County,…
Los Angeles Fires Force Us to Confront Our Dystopian Present
Opinion We’re Living in a Dystopian Climate Thriller. It’s Time to Rewrite the Ending Decades of warnings went ignored about the threats from climate change. With homes everywhere now burning, flooding and washing away, it’s time we start listening to scientists’ climate solutions By Peter H. Gleick edited by Daniel Vergano A motorcyclist stops to…
Weekend Rain Poses Landslide Risk in Wildfire-Scarred Los Angeles
Rain Is Coming to Burning Los Angeles and Will Bring Its Own Risks The Los Angeles area is expecting rain this weekend—potentially offering a respite from fires that have blazed throughout the month but increasing the risk of debris slides By Meghan Bartels edited by Dean Visser Trees burned by the Palisades Fire are seen…
Opinion: Great writers on Los Angeles
Scott Simon Los Angeles has long been a kind of dreamscape, the city of the silver screen, on the edge of a great ocean, that draws in people from all over the world, despite the looming threats of being shaken by earthquakes or scorched by wildfires. Many great writers have been drawn to Los Angeles.…
Los Angeles Fires Were Fueled by 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 contributed By Andrea Thompson edited by Dean Visser Smoke shrouds the sun as it rises…
Some Los Angeles homes made it through the firestorm. Here’s how
Lauren Sommer More than 10,000 houses have been destroyed in Los Angeles, the charred piles of wood and metal all that remains after the fast-moving wildfires. But within that wreckage, some homes are still standing, seemingly untouched. It’s a phenomenon that’s been seen in other high-intensity fires, something that can feel like a stroke of…
After Los Angeles Fires, Drinking Water Safety Is at Risk
Wildfires May Be Contaminating Los Angeles Water with Harmful Chemicals Fires can make drinking water, pipes and tanks unsafe. An environmental engineer explains why that’s so and what to do By Andrew J. Whelton & The Conversation US Water runs from a pipe where a home once stood, destroyed by the Palisades Fire, on January…
Los Angeles Firefighters Risk Cancer from Urban Smoke
Los Angeles Firefighters Risk Cancer from Urban Smoke Wildfires are storming into urban areas more frequently, and toxins in homes and cars are increasing cancer risk for firefighters By Ariel Wittenberg & E&E News A firefighter battles a house fire along PCH as the Palisades Fire burns in Malibu Wednesday. CLIMATEWIRE | Firefighter Matt Alba…
Destructive Los Angeles Fires Explained in Photos
Photos Show Why Los Angeles Fires Were the Worst in City’s History The ferocity and scale of the fires that tore through the Los Angeles area become clearer in photographs By Andrea Thompson & Amanda Stosz A home on Mariposa Street in Altadena, Calif., goes up in flames during the Eaton Fire on January 8.…
As dangerous winds are expected to pick up, Los Angeles braces for new fires
By Chandelis Duster This is a developing story. For the latest local updates head to LAist.com and sign up for breaking news alerts. More strong winds are expected across Los Angeles and Ventura counties over the next few days that will create dangerous conditions as multiple blazes continue to burn across the fire-torn areas. The…
As fires in Los Angeles rage, an already-hurting Hollywood presses pause
Mandalit del Barco This is a developing story. For the latest local updates head to LAist.com and sign up for breaking news alerts. The wildfires that have devastated huge swaths of Southern California have also disrupted the industry that makes the region famous: Hollywood. Many well-known performers have reported that the wind-whipped flames destroyed their homes. And just…
Britney Spears Shares She Evacuated Home Amid Los Angeles Wildfires
Britney Spears shared she evacuated her home as the Los Angeles Wildfires—which have destroyed properties belonging to Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal and more—rage on. Britney Spears has evacuated to safety. As four significant Los Angeles wildfires—Palisades, Kenneth, Eaton and Hurst—rage on throughout the city, the “Womanizer” singer shared that she is among the evacuees. “I…
‘I had to save myself’: details emerge about Los Angeles wildfire victims
Death toll rises to 11 as first identified victims were Altadena residents affected by ongoing Eaton fire At least 11 people have died in the wildfires surging across the Los Angeles area. As local law enforcement scrambles to identify victims and inform their families, details are emerging about five of the Los Angeles residents killed…
Khloe Kardashian Slams Alleged Arsonist Amid Los Angeles Fires
Khloe Kardashian shared a scathing message after police took a suspect into custody for “possible arson” near the Kenneth Fire in California’s Woodland Hills. Khloe Kardashian is reacting to upsetting news. After an unidentified person was taken into custody by the Los Angeles Police Department for “possible arson” following the eruption of the Jan. 9…
JoJo Siwa Shares Costumes She Packed for Los Angeles Fire Evacuation
As JoJo Siwa prepared for a potential evacuation amid the Los Angeles fires, the “Karma” singer shared the music video costumes she included amongst her belongings. JoJo Siwa isn’t messing around amid the Los Angeles wildfires. The Dance Moms alum shared which of her belongings she was planning to save in the event the ongoing…
Trump’s Erroneous Claims about the Los Angeles Fire Response, Debunked
Trump’s Erroneous Claims about the Los Angeles Fire Response, Debunked President-elect Trump has incorrectly blamed California water management for the destruction from the recent fires in the Los Angeles area By Camille von Kaenel & E&E News Firefighters battle the Eaton Fire in strong winds as many homes burn on January 7, 2025 in Pasadena,…
The Papers: ‘Lost Angeles’ and ‘Musk seeks plan to oust Starmer’
Several papers lead for a second day on the turmoil facing UK bond markets. The Daily Mail says experts are warning Rachel Reeves that she is facing a debt crisis “like the 1970s”. Daily Telegraph says the Conservatives have accused the chancellor of being “missing in action”, after she decided to go ahead with a…
Los Angeles fires burn through city as death toll expected to rise
Burned areas cover more than 30,000 acres of LA and teams search for casualties as fires continue to rage Crews were combing through the rubble in Los Angeles with cadaver dogs in search of additional victims from the still burning fire siege that has forced tens of thousands to flee and reduced entire neighborhoods to…
Los Angeles Fires Could Push California’s Insurance System to the Brink
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 By Blanca Begert, Camille von Kaenel, Thomas Frank, Zack Colman & E&E News A cyclist pedals along Pacific Coast Highway past burning homes in Malibu,…
Friday Briefing: Racing to Control Los Angeles Fires
Plus, renovating a wrecked palazzo. By Emmett Lindner Officials hoped that a drop in wind speeds yesterday would give firefighters a window to take control of the fast-moving blazes that have raged unchecked this week. At least five people have been killed, but that figure is expected to rise. Almost 180,000 people were under evacuation…
Los Angeles wildfires in maps
Firefighters in Los Angeles are battling a number of blazes in city suburbs, as tens of thousands of residents are forced to flee. The rapidly changing situation is compounded by Santa Ana winds and extremely dry conditions. Currently authorities say there is no possibility of bringing the fires under control. The Palisades fire, which is…
Here’s where things stand for seven major landmarks in the Los Angeles fires
By Dhanika Pineda Southern California is currently fighting multiple major wildfires, exacerbated by hurricane-strength winds that have resulted in red flag warnings and evacuation orders in multiple zones. The current fires are the Palisades fire in the Pacific Palisades, the Eaton fire, the Hurst fire in the Sylmar area, and the Tyler fire in Riverside…
Celebrities among thousands to flee homes as Los Angeles wildfires rage
Blazes devastate affluent Pacific Palisades with more than 30,000 people under evacuation orders Fast-moving wildfires raging through Los Angeles have left Hollywood movie actors and reality TV stars fleeing their hillside mansions, as wind-whipped blazes devastated affluent neighbourhoods along the coast. More than 30,000 people have been put under evacuation orders in LA, and a…
Why Simone Biles Might Not Return for 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, who was named Sports Illustrated’s 2024 Sportsperson of the Year, recently discussed whether she has plans to return to the Olympics for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. This G.O.A.T. may have stuck her landing for the last time. Simone Biles, who won four medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics when she…
Renée Zellweger & Ant Anstead Enjoy Rare Day Out in Los Angeles
Renée Zellweger and Ant Anstead were spotted taking their elderly dog for a walk and getting some grocery shopping done in Los Angeles on Dec. 28. See the couple’s casual day out. Renée Zellweger‘s diary is going to include quality time with Ant Anstead. After all, the two-time Oscar winner recently enjoyed a casual day…