The L.A. fires are focusing attention on a mounting insurance crisis that is particularly acute in states at greatest risk of wildfires, such as California, Colorado, Texas and Oregon. But the problem is reaching into almost every region of the U.S., including the Midwest, the Northeast and...
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) — Southern California fire agencies are getting two large-scale helicopters that can each carry up to 3,000 gallons of water or retardant to try to limit the spread of wildfires — and just as hot dry weather is setting in.
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/la-fires-southern-california-containment-efforts/#post-update-19e23560 link copied 9:03 AM / January 17, 2025 Latest photos show damage from Palisades, Eaton fires As firefighters continue to contain the wildfires that decimated parts of Southern California, ...
Apple plans to donate to fire relief efforts in Northern and Southern California, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced on Twitter this morning. It continues to be fire season in California, and right now, the dry, windy weather has led to three major fires in the state. The Camp Fire, north of...
“if you look historically at southern california, the frequency of fire has risen along with population growth,” keeley says. though even that has a saturation point. the number of fires—though not necessarily their severity—started declining in the 1980s, maybe because of better fire ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Massive wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area have filled the air with a thick cloud of smoke and ash, prompting air quality advisories across a vast stretch of Southern California. Three major fires broke out Tuesday amid ...
Typically, Southern California has enough rain by now that the vegetation is moist and doesn’t readily burn. A study a few years ago showed thatautumn moisture reduces the riskof Santa Ana wind-driven fires. This year, however, Southern...
California A low-down town in the California desert loves its flagpole — formerly the world’s tallest Dec. 17, 2024 Found it, and lost it. That morning’s find altered the destiny of California. The arriving hordes of the gold-fevered accelerated the decline and death of...
Southern California saw an extreme example of this phenomenon last year after torrential downpours, including a highly unusualtropical summer storm. Unfortunately for Angelenos,mosquitoes were among the insectsthat took off in the aftermath. Climate & Environment ...
They could be the most destructive in California history There are four different fires burning in the Los Angeles area. The biggest, the Thomas fire, has already burned 96,000 acres north of Los Angeles – an area more than twice the size of Washington, DC. In fact, it is on pace to...