climate change, wildfire

How climate change worsens wildfire risk
As fires rage on the West Coast, officials warn that Massachusetts could be set up for an active spring fire season.
How climate change worsened the most destructive wildfires in L.A. history
The California fires erupted amid extremely dry conditions. UCLA scientists say extreme heat linked to climate change was a factor in the fires' intensity.
Here’s How Climate Change Fueled the Los Angeles Wildfires
Many factors, such as strong Santa Ana winds and urban planning decisions, played into the recent destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area. But the evidence is clear that climate change contribut
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Climate change, not mismanagement, is the primary driver of the California wildfires
Wildfires in Los Angeles are being driven by climate change, not political mismanagement, and California’s leaders have taken meaningful steps to address the issue, but the sheer scale of
Why LA is on fire (it’s not just climate change)
The fires that have engulfed Los Angeles cap the hottest decade in history. Each year in the last ten was record-warm, but 2024 was the warmest ever recorded. Last year, Earth was 1.6C hotter than the temperature
Los Angeles Wildfires Explained:Scientists Break Silence On How Climate Change Fueled LA Devastation
The recent Los Angeles wildfires have burned larger and hotter due to climate change, according to a UCLA study. Researchers attribute 25% of the available fuel to climate-driven factors, including wet winters,
California Wildfires Shift Global Climate Convos Toward Adaptation
In the wake of the raging California wildfires, environmental groups are shifting the climate conversation away from ...
California’s Wildfire Climate Excuse
Gov. Newsom tilts at carbon emissions, not fire mitigation.
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Californian Wildfires Challenge Waning Climate Change Concern Among Americans
The wildfires currently impacting Southern California have renewed the focus on the far-reaching impacts of climate change ...
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Why the Wildfire in California Will Change Everything
The impact of wildfires is greater than we can imagine. 🌍🔥 As California faces these devastating flames, we must rethink ...
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Here's the role climate change may be playing in deadly SoCal wildfires, experts say
"What we have clear evidence of is that climate change is contributing to the warming ... and the odds of severe ...
Experts say wildfire smoke offsets efforts to reduce pollution
Health and climate experts say wildfire smoke is setting California back in its efforts to reduce air pollution.
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Los Angeles Burns and Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass Fiddle
On arrival in 1542 to what was later to become Los Angeles, the Spanish explorer Juan Cabrillo saw smoke rising from ...
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Follow Hilary Franz’s leadership on wildfire
“She’s fearless,” echoed Rep. Larry Springer, D-Kirkland, who with Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda, was prime sponsor on her sprawling wildfire response bill. “She was not afraid to take on any challenge, ...