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Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense
WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires, a scientific study found.
Climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely and intense, preliminary study finds
Tuesday's report, too rapid for peer-review yet, found global warming boosted the likelihood of high fire weather conditions in this month's fires by 35 percent and its intensity by 6 percent.
Climate change made LA fires far more likely, study says
An international panel of scientists says with "high confidence" that climate change is worsening Southern California's fire threat.
How the Wildfires Could Reshape the Climate Movement in California
Environment / StudentNation / As the city debates how it can best address the impacts of increasingly devastating natural disasters, organizers hope to seize the moment. Amber X. Chen and Maggie Grether This story was produced for StudentNation,
Climate change primed LA to burn — catastrophically
From the first reports of wildfires breaking out around Los Angeles earlier this month, scientists could say that climate change had worsened the blazes. Sure, wildfires would burn in California regardless of planetary warming,
Homeowner blames Southern California Edison for Eaton Fire destruction, shows video proof
Attorneys for a homeowner whose property was destroyed in the Eaton Fire allege that the blaze was caused by a failure of ...
Southern California is about to get soaked -- the good and the potentially bad
The Los Angeles area is preparing for its first rain since wildfires first broke out weeks ago. But too much rain at once ...
Edison denied causing destructive 2017 fire. Feds now believe utility suppressed evidence
Southern California Edison claims there were no electrical anomalies on its transmission lines in Eaton Canyon leading up to ...
In cleanup from California fires, lithium-ion batteries are a dangerous challenge
One of the biggest cleanup challenges from the Southern California fires is lithium-ion batteries, which can explode after ...
California Wildfire Map Update As 5 New Fires Erupt
Nine wildfires are currently burning across Southern California as of Friday morning, five of which ignited yesterday.
Trump’s conditions for federal fire funds in California ‘political theater,’ expert believes
President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold federal disaster relief to parts of California until certain conditions are met ...
Fire-ravaged Southern California grapples with new infernos this week as much-needed rain could unleash more deadly hazards
Exhausted firefighters battling deadly infernos for weeks are now grappling with more wildfires torching Southern California ...
What Fires Will Do to California's Housing Market
The Los Angeles fires are likely to exacerbate California's inventory and affordability crisis, bringing up demand at a time ...