Wildland fires are unpredictable—spaceborne lidar is helping reduce that uncertainty
Recent wildfires are larger and more intense than they've ever been in the historical record. If you've been watching the news at any point in the last decade, that's no surprise.
Grampians National Park is still burning – here’s what we can expect will survive and recover
Much of the Grampians National Park (Gariwerd) has already burned this summer – and the fire is not out yet. What does this ...
‘Built to burn.’ L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes
Los Angeles County keeps building in hillsides and canyons even as the fire risk worsen. For a century, the lure of ...
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Toxic dangers lurk in LA, even in homes that didn’t burn
Urban wildfires like LA’s make harmful chemicals from burning plastics and electronics that can make indoor air dangerous for months.
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Why do arsonists set fires? The reasons are sometimes dark and surprising
Ed Nordskog never wanted to work on arson; his heart was set on becoming a homicide detective. But when an arson ...
Climate change set the table for Los Angeles wildfires
Global warming caused mainly by burning of fossil fuels made the hot, dry and windy conditions that drove the recent deadly fires around Los Angeles about 35 times more likely to occur, an ...
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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 ...
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The start of the Palisades and Eaton fires: 24 hours that changed Los Angeles
It was a clear, sunny day in Palisades Village, and the women weren't too worried about a small fire burning a few miles ... the frame was too big to fit in the car. (Hours too late, he realized ...
California firefighters make progress on Hughes Fire in Castaic; maps show areas under evacuation
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...
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LA is on edge as new fires ignite — with one already rampaging across more than 10,300 acres
Cal Fire said a second, small blaze also broke out early Thursday ... which would bring relief to any fires still burning. This story is developing. Check back for updates. Read next ...
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Council announce changes to service following inferno at Cairns waste station
A large structure fire at the Cairns Regional Council's waste transfer station at Portsmith was still burning on Friday morning, 14 hours after the blaze began just before 8pm on Thursday.
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Evacuation orders issued in area of Border 2 Fire
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Cal Fire crews are battling ... site to help people with the care of small animals, the American Red Cross stated. Small or large animals can also be taken to the ...