Wildfire "season" is no longer a thing California's disaster shows how climate change has made wildfires more intense and more frequent Salon · Jan 15, 2025
Firefighters prepare for increasing gusts following brief reprieve for LA area Firefighters are readying for another round of critical fire weather after calmer than expected winds gave them a much-needed reprieve The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025
Relief, 21st-century style: As wildfires burn, GoFundMe becomes a repository of harrowing stories As California’s massive wildfires burn, thousands of GoFundMe campaigns for victims have become an outlet for onlookers transfixed by the blazes and eager to do something to help The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025
Fire tornadoes: Firefighters in California face a rare and dangerous phenomenon High winds and severely dry conditions have created a ‘particularly dangerous situation’ The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025
What Is The Pink Stuff Coating Fire-ravaged Los Angeles? Above the roaring fires devastating parts of Los Angeles is an incongruous sight: air tankers dropping gallons of bright red and Barbie-pink slurry over forest, homes, cars, and anything else that might lie in the blazes' path. International Business Times · Jan 15, 2025
Celebrities, athletes, executives donate millions to California fire-relief efforts Stars from Beyoncé to Eva Longoria, Halle Berry and Meghan Markle supporting families and frontline workers The Guardian - US · Jan 14, 2025
Insurance firms are sending firefighters to defend homes amid LA wildfires Private efforts to combat wildfires are not just for the superrich – many work for insurers seeking to minimize the policies they’d have to pay out The Guardian - US · Jan 14, 2025
Palisades fire may be linked to previous blaze in popular hiking area Elite federal fire investigators arrived in Los Angeles this week to probe cause of deadly blaze The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025
Wildfires latest: Firefighters prepare for dry conditions and strong winds Firefighters around Los Angeles are preparing to attack flare-ups or new blazes The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025
The eye behind the lens: AP photographers on pictures capturing horror and emotions of LA fires As uncontrolled blazes have turned large swaths of Los Angeles into hellscapes the last week, Associated Press photographers have been on the frontlines. They have captured burning so intense that it lights the night sky, people so shocked they have a hard time putting sentences together and destruction so complete… The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025
The architectural ashes of the LA fires Amidst incalculable losses for so many Angelenos we consider the architectural gems lost in the wildfires Wallpaper · Jan 14, 2025
Fire-hit LA Faces New Peril As Dangerous Winds Ramp Up Hot, powerful winds Tuesday threatened to rekindle and whip up major fires that have devastated the hills and suburbs of Los Angeles, killing at last 24 people and changing the face of America's second biggest city forever. International Business Times · Jan 14, 2025
OPINION - I watched a disaster movie come to Los Angeles from my apartment — the fires are apocalyptic here On January 7, I heard on the evening news that a wildfire had broken out in the Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, and was dangerously close to residential areas. At 4am, I woke up to reports that the fire was now spiraling out of control, burning hundreds (and now thousands) of… Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025
The ‘convoy of incredible people’ saving animals from California’s infernal fires As fires licked the Los Angeles landscape, a network of volunteers plunged into action to rescue pets and livestock The Guardian - US · Jan 14, 2025
Bored Panda · Jan 14, 2025 “You Belong In Prison”: Wild Theories Arise As Footage Shows Young Men Fleeing Deadly Fire Site A viral video of young men fleeing the Palisades fire in Los Angeles has sparked conspiracy theories online, with viewers questioning their presence at the scene as the fire ignited. The post “You Belong In Prison”: Wild Theories Arise As Footage Shows Young Men Fleeing Deadly Fire Site first appeared…
International Business Times UK · Jan 14, 2025 Southern California Starts To Burn As Auto Fire Explodes Under Santa Ana Winds, Evacuations Ordered In Ventura Strong winds fueled an auto fire in Ventura County. Evacuations were ordered as firefighters battled the blaze near golf courses.
The National (Scotland) · Jan 14, 2025 Scottish music legend volunteers to help with LA fire relief efforts Scottish music legend Annie Lennox has been volunteering with a charity in Los Angeles as the US city looks to recover from devastating wildfires...
The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025 Why is LA turning pink after wildfires? Colorful powder on cars and trees explained Thousands of gallons of the pink fire retardant have been dropped in the Los Angeles area
The Guardian - US · Jan 14, 2025 LA fires forecast to be costliest blaze in US history with estimate of over $200bn in losses Fires have killed at least 24, displaced thousands, destroyed over 12,000 structures as winds predicted until Wednesday
The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025 Small airborne embers play a big role in the spread of wildfires While authorities don’t know what sparked the deadly fires in the Los Angeles area, they do know that embers have helped spread the flames
The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025 Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them? Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant have been dumped ahead of the flames in a desperate effort to stop them before they destroy more neighborhoods
The Conversation · Jan 13, 2025 LA fires: Why fast wildfires and those started by human activities are more destructive and harder to contain Investigators are trying to determine what caused several wind-driven wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes across the Los Angeles area in January 2025. Given the fires’ locations, and lack of lightning at the time, it’s likely that utility infrastructure, other equipment or human activities were involved.
The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025 High winds have worsened Cal wildfires. What makes them? High winds have been a key ingredient in the devastating fires in Los Angeles -- and they’re picking up again
The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025 Scam warning for anyone hit by the LA wildfires Here’s what to do if you think you are being scammed
International Business Times · Jan 13, 2025 Devastating LA Fires Prompt 2028 Olympics Debate The Los Angeles wildfire disaster has cast a shadow over preparations for the 2028 Olympics, raising questions over whether the city can deliver a safe and successful Games.