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,
Wildfire hazards don't stop when the fire goes out
Fires sweeping through Los Angeles have left a massive path of destruction. At the time of posting, they have reduced more ...
California’s Wildfire Climate Excuse
Gov. Newsom tilts at carbon emissions, not fire mitigation.
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What sparks a wildfire? The answer often remains a mystery
The source of more than half of all wildfires in the Western U.S. remains unknown — a knowledge gap that hampers prevention ...
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 ...
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What sparks a wildfire?
The backstory: According to a recent study, authorities never find the source of ignition for more than half of all of wildfires in the Western U.S. — a knowledge gap that can hamper prevention ...
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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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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 ...
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B.C. school trustees call for action as climate emergencies intensify
B.C.’s school trustees are calling on all school districts to have climate change plans and for the province to provide the ...
Letters to the Editor: Thinking of fleeing L.A.? Climate change affects the rest of the world too
Even places that appear immune to wildfires have burned as the climate rapidly changes worldwide. Fleeing Los Angeles won't ...