Scientists link surge in heavy metals in soil to California lithium battery plant fire
Scientists have linked a lithium battery plant fire in California earlier this month to a surge in heavy metals found in ...
Weeks after fire ravaged the Pacific Palisades, residents return to dig for their mementos
People anxious to see what had become of their properties after the Palisades Fire ignited three weeks ago waited in their ...
Conditions that fueled L.A. fires were 35% more likely because of climate change, scientists find
The hot, dry and windy conditions that preceded the Southern California fires were about 35% more likely because of climate ...
California water regulators deny Trump's claim that US military 'turned on the water' in the state
California water officials said this week there's no truth to President Donald Trump's assertion that the U.S. military has ...
This Texas City Has the Highest Risk For Wildfire Risk Outside of California - What You Can Do if You Live There
A total of 94,673 homes in Austin have a moderate or greater wildfire risk, making it the highest-risk city outside of California, according to a 2024 report from property data company CoreLogic.
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This economist survived a wildfire. Now she's taking on California's insurance crisis
An economist's harrowing escape from fire and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.
The story of how Meryl Streep evacuated her home during the LA wildfires is harrowing
Meryl Streep had to take matters into her own hands when evacuating from the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this month, ...
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California could become its own independent country
For the measure to pass, at least 50% of registered voters must participate in the election, and at least 55% — or more than ...
California’s federal lands are hemorrhaging carbon dioxide. Wildfires are largely to blame
A study from the U.S. Geological Survey found the ecosystems on California's public lands are losing the carbon they've ...
Could California's insurance crisis, wildfires trigger broader financial troubles?
California's insurance crisis risks triggering broader financial instability, an expert in economics and the environment ...
Study says climate change made extreme fire conditions that fed California blazes more likely
Study says climate change made extreme fire conditions that fed California blazes more likely.
Climate change made the L.A. wildfires 35 percent more likely
A new report suggests that climate change-induced factors, like reduced rainfall, primed conditions for the Palisades and Eaton fires.