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The January 2025 California Wildfires are Fully Contained, But Their Impacts on the Ocean are Not
In January 2025, a series of devastating wildfires hit Southern California. Lives were lost. Homes and businesses were ...
Wildfires intensifying more due to changes in vegetation and humidity than to lightning, supercomputer simulation finds
Extreme fire seasons in recent years highlight the urgent need to better understand wildfires within the broader context of ...
California's Terrible Wildfires Exposed a Variety of State Policy Failures
One of the common themes in my writing has been the state's commitment to expanding bureaucracy and regulation, without much ...
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Models show intensifying wildfires in a warming world due to changes in vegetation and humidity; only a minor role for lightning
Climate scientists present a realistic supercomputer simulation that resolves the complex interactions between fire, vegetation, smoke and the atmosphere. The authors find that increasing greenhouse ...
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The economics of a disaster: How the LA wildfires may impact the economy
Ohio University Professor and economic expert Roberto Duncan, Ph.D., says damage from the recent fires will likely impact ...
The New NIMBY Battle Over the Waste From the L.A. Fires
Federal and state officials say the temporary sites for processing hazardous waste pose no threat, but residents are worried ...
Percentage of emergency visits related to fire, smoke inhalation rose eightfold after LA wildfires: Report
A report published Thursday found the percentage of ED visits related to fire and smoke inhalation rose in the days after the ...
Opinion
The Los Angeles wildfires are finally contained, but Californians still aren’t safe
The smoke may be temporary, but toxic air pollution is an ever-present danger with effects that linger for generations.
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Why 'rippling effects' of wildfires will have lasting impact on LA's Latino community
The wildfires that ravaged much of Los Angeles County have disproportionately impacted Latino workers and communities and are likely to have lasting effects as the region recovers, researchers say.