Wildfires
Extreme demand took down LA’s water system during the Palisades Fire. Here’s how other U.S. cities can prepare
As thousands of homes started to burn across Los Angeles on Jan. 7, fire hydrants stopped working. The rapid spread of flames in winds up to 100 miles per hour was happening too quickly for water pumps to keep up. It shocked the system and those fleeing the flames. “This area is known for having […]
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New wildfire near Los Angeles explodes to 9,400 acres, forces evacuations
The Hughes Fire burns near the I-5 freeway north of Los Angeles on January 22, 2025 near Castaic, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Angeles on Wednesday rapidly spread to more than 9,400 acres (38 square km), fueled by strong winds and dry brush, forcing mandatory […]
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Wildfires force Los Angeles app developer to use his own technology to navigate crisis
The wind whips embers while firefighters battle the fire in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson as the wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area, during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 9, 2025. Ringo Chiu | Reuters For almost two years, Viktor Makarskyy has been working on an app that serves […]
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Netflix and Comcast among companies donating to LA wildfire relief effort
Evacuees from the Eaton Fire dwell among heaps of clothes displayed on the ground at a donation center in Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California, on Jan. 13, 2025. Etienne Laurent | AFP | Getty Images As Los Angeles continues to battle wildfires that have destroyed parts of the city and killed at least 24 people, […]
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U.S. military is ready to respond to California wildfires, FEMA’s Criswell said
The U.S. military is prepared to deploy to help contain the wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell said Sunday. “There are active duty military personnel that are on a ‘prepare to deploy’ order, that are ready to go in and continue to support the firefighting effort,” in an interview […]
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Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office confirms wildfire death toll rises to 16
Firefighters work to put out flames in the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 11, 2025, as the Palisades Fire continues to burn. Agustin Paullier | Afp | Getty Images LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office confirmed the death toll from the wildfires ravaging the area has […]
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Los Angeles wildfires latest: Nearly 180,000 people under evacuation orders, county sheriff says
Oscar nominations delayed amid wildfires Preparations continue along Hollywood Blvd for the 96th Academy Awards Awards in Los Angeles, California U.S., March 8, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has delayed the nomination voting period for the 97th Oscars Ceremony by two days. The delay will push the […]
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Biden cancels Italy trip due to California wildfires
US President Joe Biden arrives on the South Lawn of the White House as he returns to Washington, DC, from Camp David, on Jan. 2, 2025. Chris Kleponis | AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Joe Biden canceled an upcoming trip to Italy due to the wildfires in California, the White House said on Wednesday, adding that he wanted to […]
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Photos show massive wildfire raging in Greece as residents near Athens forced to flee homes
Greek authorities on Tuesday issued an evacuation alert for the seaside town of Nea Makri in eastern Attica, as firefighters continued to battle a massive blaze burning through the Athens suburbs. Hundreds of European firefighters, backed by fire engines and waterbombing aircraft, have sought to contain the country’s worst wildfire this year. The fire began […]
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Public utilities fall short on wildfire mitigation, putting residents and shareholders at risk
Five years and 2,500 miles apart, fires devastated thriving communities — and major U.S. utility companies stood at the center of the infernos. It’s a story increasingly familiar in the energy industry: Some utility companies don’t properly assess the risks wildfires pose to their operations. A failure to mitigate these risks can have disastrous consequences […]
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