"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 The largest fire burning is in the Pacific Palisades—about 21 miles ...
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...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A major "diablo wind" — notorious in autumn for its hot, dry gusts — is expected to whip up across Northern California on Thursday evening, causing humidity levels to drop and raising the risk of wildfires.
In California, where more than 2.3 million acres have burned, the fires are spurred by climate change drying plants and trees that then go up in flames, said University of Colorado fire scientist Jennifer Balch. California is in the midst of a nearly 20-year mega-drought, the firs...
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. ...
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...
“There are price gouging laws in California that are just being ignored right now. This isn’t the time to be taking advantage of situations, and it’s also illegal to take advantage of a natural disaster.” Under California State law, it is illegal to hike prices by more than 10% ...
“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 ...