Study finds Black community hit harder by Southern California's Eaton Fire
A new study found that Black community has been disproportionally hit by Southern California deadly Eaton Fire which claimed at leat 17 lives and dest ...
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UCLA organizations volunteer, make adjustments in light of Los Angeles wildfires
Student organizations are volunteering to support the UCLA community after fires devastated Los Angeles County. Fires across ...
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Society of Women Engineers at UCLA holds donation effort for LA wildfire victims
The Society of Women Engineers at UCLA hosted a donation drive for victims of the Los Angeles wildfires Thursday. Members of the club created donation kits at the event for children affected by fires ...
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Rethinking the approach to fighting wildfires
In 2024, the Forest Service and Department of the Interior combined spent more than $4 billion on wildfire suppression, and a ...
'Hotter, drier, and more flammable': Scientists say climate change fueled LA fires
Although pieces of the analysis include degrees of uncertainty, researchers said trends show climate change increased the ...
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Worsening Climate "Whiplash" Helps Explain Why California's Wildfires Were so Ferocious
A confluence of factors is making wildfires worse. Among them: increasingly dramatic swings between wet and dry conditions in ...
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Were the rains enough to ease Southern California’s fire threat? What we know
The Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires in L.A. County were 95%, 99% and 98% contained, respectively, as of Tuesday morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Extreme demand took down LA's water system during the Palisades Fire. Here's how other U.S. cities can prepare
Some 20% of hydrants failed during the fight to save the Pacific Palisades from LA’s massive fire on Jan. 7. Here’s how other ...
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Edison says encampment found near area where Eaton fire started; critics doubt it sparked fire
But the revelation underscores the high-stakes maneuvering as California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection investigators try to determine exactly what caused the fire. Fire officials have ...
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'Hotter, drier, and more flammable': Scientists say climate change fueled LA fires
according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. So far, the ignition sources behind the two fires have not been identified.
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Why experts say California is the best-equipped state to deal with wildfires
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) says it responds to an average of 7,500 wildfire incidents annually. But California contains a "spider web" of different fire ...