"So for fires now to come all the way up to PCH right next to the ocean is just freaky." The reach of just one Los Angeles fire, for perspective Los Angeles wildfires burn out of control over vast area 02:52
Advertisement As many as six fires burned in the Los Angeles area at a time, including two larger fires in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods. The Palisades Fire has burned at least 6,800 structures and was 77% contained as of Friday morning. The Eaton Fire has led to more t...
As the Palisades and Eaton fires continue to scorch Southern California, helpless spectators are raising questions about whether there are better ways to tame the flames. While some fire hydrants in Los Angeles ran dry amid the extreme wildfires, people wondered if firefighters could use salt water...
We all know wildfires have been getting worse in the drought-stricken western U.S., but experts say the growing risk on the east coast is concerning.
At least 29 people were killed in the two fires — 17 in the Eaton Fire and 12 in the Palisades Fire, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner. Those who survived are now left to pick up the pieces of their lives that were so suddenly changed forever. ...
Southern California is experiencing its most devastating winter fires in more than four decades. Fires don’t usually blaze at this time of year, but specific ingredients have come together to defy the calendar in a fast and deadly manner. Start with supers...
The current fires, like many before them, are largely driven by well-documented weather phenomena, historical land-use patterns, and human decisions—not by a nebulous, all-encompassing narrative of “climate factors.” California’s relationship with fire predates the Industrial Revolution and certain...
“He’d been through so many of these fires and made it through unscathed. I think he thought he could do it again,” Smith said. “Now that I’m realizing how many memories he had in that home, I can understand why he didn’t want to leave.” Miod, who lived in California al...
A newly ignited fire in Northern California has forced thousands of residents to evacuate their homes as the US fights 96 large active fires that have scorched nearly two million acres. The River Fire, raging in Nevada and Placer counties in California, has destroyed or damaged 80 structures ...
That’s more than half of last year’s total, and forecasters are predicting elevated risk of fires over the coming months in the Great Lakes region, parts of the Midwest, Southwest and in Hawaii. “We’re going to be busy. I couldn’t tell you exactly where right now, but we are ...