To Be From L.A. Is to Know Its Twin Temptations, Beauty and Danger
Somini Sengupta, a Times climate reporter, on her relationship with the city, its mythology, and a reckoning with disaster.
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As Los Angeles Fires Rage, a One-Party City and State Seek To Dodge Responsibility, Blaming ‘Climate Change’
Democrats hold super-majorities in the California State Assembly and the Senate. Democrats can, and do, pass legislation ...
"Wealth, Affluence Alone Can't Save People": Amitav Ghosh On Climate Crisis
Author Amitav Ghosh, who is in the forefront of raising awareness about environmental damage and climate change, termed the ...
Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the ...
The worst thing LA could do as it recovers from fire disaster
Despite the finger-pointing about who is to blame for the spread of the LA fires, veteran climate writer Jeff Goodell believes no level of preparation could have fundamentally changed the trajectory ...
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‘Fire weather’ over Los Angeles
Fire weather” is a term increasingly used to describe the atmospheric conditions that have rendered California’s recent wildfires uncontrollable. This emerging pattern combines hot, dry air that ...
A key ‘weakness’ in LA’s wildfire strategy went unaddressed for years, Washington Post probe shows
Two years before wildfires incinerated swaths of Los Angeles, the city’s fire chief Kristin M. Crowley identified “one ...
'A new wildfire paradigm': Why California fires are growing larger and more destructive
In a state that averages more than 7,500 wildfires a year some California homeowners keep helmets and fire hoses handy. However, the Los Angeles fires demonstrate a new reality: Wildfires in the state ...
When the blame-gaming stops, what lessons should we draw from devastating L.A. wildfires? Editorial Board Roundtable
More broadly, should people be able to rebuild in areas prone to natural disasters -- an issue relevant to the Florida coasts ...
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B.C. Climate News: Officials say global temperatures this year to rival 2024’s record-breaking heat | Contaminated drinking water is a growing concern for cities facing …
Here’s the latest news concerning climate change and biodiversity loss in British Columbia and around the world, from the ...
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New round of evacuation orders lifted as LA mayor names chief recovery officer
People who have evacuated due to the wildfires can apply to stay at Hilton hotels for free, for up to one week. Hilton is ...
A key ‘weakness’ in L.A.’s wildfire strategy went unaddressed for years, Post probe shows
In a memo that has not been previously reported, chief told city fire commissioners that L.A. relied almost entirely on ...