Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists23h
The fires of Hiroshima and Los Angeles: Apocalypse redux
The total area burned in the recent Los Angeles fires is comparable to that of the primary destruction zone of a strategic ...
Why Los Angeles Burned
The Los Angeles fires were burning evidence of how dangerous this delusion is. The fires were a bonfire of bad ideas that had piled up over decades, from suburban sprawl into wildfire zones to the ...
How to assess your area's wildfire risk in North Texas
Wildfires in Los Angeles County in January serve as a reminder that Texas is no stranger to destructive grassfires and ...
Cascadia Daily News15h
Wildfire protection plan in Whatcom still lacking, county just starting process
The Whatcom County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan does include a section on wildland fire and the county adopted a wildland fire-specific action plan in November 2023. But Whatcom County is still ...
The Press Democrat17h
Traffic evacuation study finds Sonoma Valley roads can’t handle emergency exodus
The SAFE Report, an evacuation traffic study commissioned by the Valley of the Moon Alliance, finds it could take anywhere ...
Former ICE director says deporting 13 million ‘not going to happen'
Wildfires in Los Angeles County in January serve as a reminder that Texas is no stranger to destructive grassfires and ...
Oregon Capital Chronicle22h
Oregon senators call for federal firefighters to be exempt from hiring freeze
Democrats said Oregon could have fewer firefighters ready to fight fires onfederal land due to Trump administration policies.
Cal Fire begins releasing new state-mandated maps showing highest fire hazard areas
Cal Fire released updated fire hazard maps for dozens of cities and towns in inland Northern California. All but one saw an ...
New Cal Fire maps show Auburn increased its very high wildfire severity acreage in past decade
Cal Fire's new maps show Auburn increased its very high severity zone acreage to 800 this year compared to 326 acres a decade ...
Crushed by boulders, drowned in mud: How debris flows endanger LA’s fire-ravaged communities
Areas scarred by the Eaton Fire are at “high to very high risk” of debris flows this week. How do they happen? What is being ...
Wildfires intensifying more due to changes in vegetation and humidity than to lightning, supercomputer simulation finds
Extreme fire seasons in recent years highlight the urgent need to better understand wildfires within the broader context of ...
NBC Los Angeles on MSN19h
What are the dangers of wildfire soot and ash during a storm? Here's what to know
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is warning residents to stay cautious near recent burn scars, including torched structures or patches of land.