Tens of thousands evacuated as new wildfire rages near Los Angeles More than 50,000 people are under evacuation orders or warnings as firefighters tackle the Hughes Fire Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025
Arnold Schwarzenegger pledges $1m towards Los Angeles wildfire relief: ‘I’m going to lead the way’ The donation comes as a new fire breaks out The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025
Firefighters battle to maintain the upper hand on a huge fire north of Los Angeles Firefighters are battling to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly-moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025
New US ‘Hughes’ wildfire rips through mountains north of Los Angeles Firefighting aircraft and ground crews are battling fast-moving wildfire in the Castaic Lake area north of Los Angeles. Al Jazeera · Jan 23, 2025
Mass Evacuations After Explosive New Fire Erupts Near Los Angeles A new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, exploding in size and forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes, in a region already on edge after two deadly blazes. International Business Times · Jan 23, 2025
‘We surpassed human limits to stop this’: LA megafires show our approach to fire needs to change As the climate crisis turbocharges wildfires, adding resources alone won’t be enough to stop the destruction – our relationship with the land must be remade The Guardian - US · Jan 22, 2025
Human use of fire has produced an era of uncontrolled burning: Welcome to the Pyrocene Los Angeles is burning, but it isn’t alone. In recent years, fires have blasted through cities in Colorado, the southern Appalachians and the island of Maui, along with Canada, Australia, Portugal and Greece. What wasn’t burned was smoked in. The Conversation · Jan 22, 2025
Health Risks In Wildfire Ash: Experts Warn Of Dangers Learn about the health risks associated with wildfire ash exposure and the importance of safety precautions during post-wildfire recovery. Top News · Jan 22, 2025
Fireaid Benefit Concert Unites Music Industry For Wildfire Relief FireAid benefit concert in LA featuring A-list performers to raise funds for wildfire relief efforts. Top News · Jan 22, 2025
What is FireAid, the LA wildfire benefit concert featuring Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder and more? FireAid is a star-studded benefit concert organized for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025
The ash left behind by the Los Angeles wildfires might be toxic, experts warn As some people return to what's left of their homes after the Los Angeles-area wildfires, experts are warning about possible dangers of the ash that's left behind The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025
It’s science, not fiction: high-tech drones may soon be fighting bushfires in Australia Picture this. It’s a summer evening in Australia. A dry lightning storm is about to sweep across remote, tinder-dry bushland. The next day is forecast to be hot and windy. A lightning strike tonight could spark a fire that grows into a catastrophic blaze tomorrow. The Conversation · Jan 21, 2025
Nina Dobrev says she has ‘survivor’s guilt’ after devastating LA fires The Canadian actor starred in ‘The Vampire Diaries’ on television and in films including ‘XXX: Return of Xander Cage’ The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025
Gusty winds and extreme fire weather return to Southern California Windy and dry conditions have returned to Southern California, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking as firefighters continue to battle two major blazes in the Los Angeles area that started in similar weather nearly two weeks ago The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025
The Conversation · Jan 20, 2025 LA fires risk reinforcing the false idea that we’re all in this together Sobering images of fires in Los Angeles highlight one of the few cases where some of those who contributed the most to climate change are also facing its consequences. And this is partly why these fires have been such a big global media story.
Bored Panda · Jan 19, 2025 50 Times Humans And Animals Refused To Bow To The Fury Of Nature (New Pics) As Los Angeles continues to battle devastating wildfires, people are sharing photos that showcase human resilience in the face of various natural disasters. The post 50 Times Humans And Animals Refused To Bow To The Fury Of Nature (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.
The Guardian - US · Jan 19, 2025 ‘I want to preserve our legacy’: Black families in Altadena fear displacement after fire For Donny Kincey, who lost his home and the home he grew up in, ‘vultures are circling’ and threaten gentrification
The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2025 Families of wildfire victims mired in grief, questioning what more could have been done Many families in California are full of grief and questions about what more they could have done to save their loved ones from the deadly wildfires
The Guardian - US · Jan 18, 2025 LA firefighters helped by lull in winds, but more fire weather in forecast Crews make progress but strong winds anticipated in Los Angles basin next week, carrying potential peril
The Guardian - US · Jan 18, 2025 I’ve covered deadly wildfires for seven years. It doesn’t have to be this way While the LA fires have been described as unprecedented, here in California we have experience with this kind of fire
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2025 On LA fire lines, inmates shoulder heavy packs and tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day Over 1,100 California inmates have worked around the clock to help fight Los Angeles-area fires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes
Tom’s Guide · Jan 18, 2025 You can report wildfires in Google Maps using Crisis Alerts — here's how Learn how to use Google Maps' Crisis Alerts feature to monitor and report wildfire activity in your area.
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025 California is years behind in implementing a law to make homes more fire resistant California is years behind in implementing a 2020 law aiming to make it harder for homes to burn during a wildfire
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025 Attorneys for fire victim say utility may have destroyed evidence of what caused deadly LA-area fire Attorneys for a woman who is among thousands who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire outside Los Angeles say Southern California Edison crews working to repair and restore power in the area may have destroyed evidence that could help determine what sparked the wildfire
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025 Homes were burning and roads already jammed when Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds An Associated Press analysis of emergency communications shows that the first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come until about 40 minutes after some of those homes were already burning