How suburban sprawl and climate change are making wildfires more destructive
Neighborhoods tucked into the foothills of Los Angeles are now more vulnerable to fires as rainy seasons become more intense ...
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Why Los Angeles was unprepared for this fire
In Los Angeles’s chaparral-covered ecosystem, wildfires in the mountains are an annual ritual. But when those fires leaped ...
In Parts of Los Angeles, Life Carries On but Is Hardly Normal
While many Angelenos have been devastated by the fires, others in the sprawling city have had to balance helping out with ...
Los Angeles fires burn largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Besides burning the most urban area, the Eaton and Palisades fires are the largest ever for California in January. Alexandra ...
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'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 ...
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 ...
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Why Los Angeles was unprepared for this fire
In Los Angeles’s chaparral-covered ecosystem ... Experts said several key factors — including urban sprawl, a resistance to clearing vegetation around homes, and a water system that’s ...
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Los Angeles fires burn largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Urban areas continue to sprawl into wildland ... Wisconsin-Madison.The Eaton and Palisades fires’ rampage through Los Angeles has killed at least 27 people, destroyed more than 12,000 structures ...
The L.A. Fires Are a Natural Disaster, Not a Policy Disaster
The Golden State has many bad policies in desperate need of reform. It's not obvious they had more than a marginal effect on ...
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The Dichotomy of a Deadly Paradise—How Urban Sprawl and Climate Change Fuel LA’s Fires
Since 1960, the Los Angeles metropolitan area’s population has nearly doubled from more than 6 million to over 12 million today. And the ever-expanding urban sprawl contributes to climate change ...