Why Los Angeles was unprepared for fire
In Los Angeles’s chaparral-covered ecosystem, wildfires in the mountains are an annual ritual. But when those fires leaped ...
The wildfires in LA won't be the last. We have to change how we fight fires. | Opinion
When you have 60 mph winds or greater, there is no fire chief, water supply or budget that is going to put out fires like ...
Firefighters race to contain Los Angeles wildfires with menacing winds forecast to return
Many watched their homes burn on television in a state of shock. Since the flames erupted in and around Los Angeles, scores ...
The Best Time to Fireproof Los Angeles Was Yesterday
Can a city lose an entire neighborhood now and simply shuffle on, dragging the local memory like a ghost limb?
'Entirely foreseeable': The L.A. fires are the worst-case scenario experts feared
The blazes are the result of a combination of suburban sprawl in fire-prone areas, fierce Santa Ana winds, dry conditions ...
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What We’re Missing About the Cause of the LA Wildfires
When you get high pressure in the east, and low pressure off the coast, you get winds moving from east to west. Normally, ...
‘Big one we all feared’: Wildfires devastate Southern California
The Palisades and Eaton fires tear through homes and leave at least five dead. Smaller fires also add to state of alert in ...
When the Flames Come for You
Our family’s flight from the L.A. fires brought the difference between vague preparedness and real emergency into shockingly ...
Austin-area community deploys goats for wildfire prevention efforts
AUSTIN, Texas — A herd of hardworking goats are headed to Steiner Ranch to help reduce wildfire risk. Steiner Ranch's HOA and ...
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California is burning. Trump's response was wildly inaccurate and unhelpful.
California is burning. Trump's response was wildly inaccurate and unhelpful. When I was a kid, my grandpa used to take me horseback riding in the chaparral around Los Angeles. It was dry and dusty — a ...