Amid wildfire trauma, LA County dispatches mental health workers to evacuees
Surviving a disaster like the Eaton and Palisades wildfires can take a severe psychological toll, and the county is aiming to ...
Fire Devastation Underscores Need for Community-Based Resilience Approaches
The crisis underscores efforts to look beyond the forests and public lands that have been the traditional focus of wildfire risk to more community-based mitigation efforts involving homeowners, ...
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Los Angeles wildfires were worsened by climate change, despite claim to the contrary
Climate scientists PolitiFact spoke to disagreed with Trump Jr. and said climate change contributed to the Los Angeles fires’ size and destructiveness. Numerous studies have linked human-caused ...
Readers respond: Address climate change to turn the tide
Regrettably, there is no easy silver bullet to prevent extreme wildfires. But collectively addressing global warming is our ...
Should some parts of Los Angeles never rebuild?
The fires in and around Los Angeles are coming under control. The city’s mayor has already issued an executive order to speed ...
California Wildfires Are A Wake-Up Call For Climate Change Adaptation
The wildfire disaster in Los Angeles underscores the importance of climate change adaptation. We built our infrastructure for ...
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Letter: Work to reduce climate change
As we watch the heart-wrenching Los Angeles wildfire crisis, first and foremost I’m appreciative and proud of the 300-plus heroic Oregon and Southwest Washington firefighters that went down to help. H ...
How Invasive Plants Are Fueling California’s Wildfire Crisis
Non-native grasses and eucalyptus trees brought to California centuries ago for agriculture and landscaping have reshaped the ...
Extreme weather events like the LA wildfires are creating climate refugees. Where do they go?
As extreme weather gets worse, people in high-risk areas are confronting the reality that it’s getting harder and to insulate ...
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Are Southern California Fires Outpacing Wildlife’s Ability to Adapt?
The increased frequency and size of conflagrations like those burning in LA threaten even species that evolved with wildfires ...