Santa Rosa Press Democrat2h
The Los Angeles County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, ...
L.A. fire updates: Beaches closed from Malibu to Playa del Rey because of debris runoff
Recent rainfall and increased debris from fire zones have prompted Los Angeles County public health officials to issue an ...
Update: 10,425 acres affected in Los Angeles County by Hughes Fire, still 98% contained
Hughes Fire initially started 10:53 a.m. Jan. 22 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 10,425 acres after being active for six ...
Newsom unveils private-sector initiative to help rebuild Los Angeles
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced a private sector effort entitled “LA Rises” to rebuild Los Angeles communities on ...
Deaths from Los Angeles-area wildfires rise to 29
The new reported fatality was a person who died at a hospital from the Palisades Fire, the Los Angeles County Medical ...
What happened over the January weekend when heavy rain brought flood advisories, mudslide danger
After an epic dry streak, the first real rain of winter fell in Southern California, bringing elevated risk of floods and ...
The New Yorker1d
Inside the Fight Against a Los Angeles Inferno
The destruction in parts of Altadena, a few miles to the west of Sierra Madre, and Pacific Palisades, which had burned in a ...
Insured losses from Los Angeles firestorm estimated to be in excess of $28 billion
Verisk, a global data analytics company, estimates insured losses from the Palisades and Eaton wildfires could total between $28 billion and $35 billion. Local authorities said around 12,000 ...
LA County wants probe into delayed evacuation alerts in Eaton fire area where 17 died
The investigation is critical for not only understanding what happened, but for ensuring it never happens again, said an ...
Debris cleanup underway as officials prepare for rain in Palisades, Eaton burn areas
County officials were putting in K-rails and sandbags to reroute possible mudslides and debris flows with rain forecast for the weekend.
Santa Monica Daily Press6d
Once sought after rain now brings it’s own brand of danger to fire scorched Los Angeles
Anticipated rain in Los Angeles raises concerns about mudslides and debris flows in recently burned areas. Officials are deploying protective measures ...