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News Articles: Los Angeles fires

Fire experts say trimming the vegetation directly around a home goes a long way in reducing fire danger, but clearing vast areas of Los Angeles' chaparral brush could actually make the problem worse.

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  • Climate

Why clearing the brush around Los Angeles won't reduce the wildfire danger

After thousands of homes were destroyed, many are looking for ways to make Los Angeles safer from wildfires. But clearing dense shrubs on the hillsides could actually make the fire danger worse.

February 12, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
Billie Eilish performs onstage with Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day during the FireAid benefit concert on Thursday, Jan. 30, in Inglewood, Calif.

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  • Arts & Life

FireAid concerts raise estimated $100 million for LA wildfire relief

More than 30 artists, including Olivia Rodrigo, Rod Stewart, Dr. Dre and Joni Mitchell, performed at the benefit concert on Jan. 30.

February 05, 2025
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By:
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
High winds and dry vegetation set the stage for the explosive wildfires in Los Angeles. Scientists are finding that climate change fueled some of the extreme conditions.

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  • Climate

Here's how climate change fueled the Los Angeles fires

Extreme conditions helped fuel the fast-moving fires that destroyed thousands of homes. Scientists are working to figure out how climate change played a role in the disaster.

January 29, 2025
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  • Lauren Sommer
Climate scientist Ben Hamlington works on understanding how climate change is affecting communities. Losing his house in the Eaton Fire has erased the line between his job and his life.

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  • Climate

This scientist studies climate change. Then the Los Angeles fire destroyed his home

Climate scientist Ben Hamlington works on understanding the impacts of climate change. Losing his house in the Eaton Fire has given that work new meaning.

January 24, 2025
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  • Lauren Sommer
President Trump gets a briefing from officials in North Carolina about the recovery from Hurricane Helene in a hangar in Asheville, N.C. on Jan. 24, 2025.

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  • Politics

Trump says he wants to overhaul FEMA as he travels to North Carolina and California

President Trump is taking the first trip of his term on Friday to North Carolina and California, visiting communities grappling with recovery from natural disasters.

January 24, 2025
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  • Asma Khalid and
  • Deepa Shivaram
Firefighters clean up after the Eaton Fire in California. Health experts recommend wearing particle-filtering masks, goggles, gloves, and other personal protective equipment while cleaning up the potentially toxic ash and smoke after the burn.

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  • Climate

Cleaning up after the LA wildfires is dangerous. Here's how to protect yourself

The ash and debris created during the burns could be loaded with dangerous materials. Experts suggest taking care.

January 21, 2025
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  • Alejandra Borunda
Dave Matthews (from left), Joni Mitchell and Billie Eilish are just some of the musicians performing at the Jan. 30 FireAid benefit concert in Los Angeles in support of those impacted by the Southern California wildfires.

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  • Music

Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Lil Baby and more will play FireAid benefit concert in LA

The Jan. 30 event will stream live and raise money for those impacted by the wildfires.

January 17, 2025
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By:
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Even in extreme winds and intense heat, some homes remain standing. Fire experts are finding there's a lot homeowners can do to increase the chances a house survives.

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  • Climate

Some Los Angeles homes made it through the firestorm. Here's how

Houses are still standing in the burn zone in Los Angeles, ones that made it through the fires. Experts on the ground are finding those homeowners made some key preparations.

January 17, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
Many of the false narratives in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires have involved water.

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  • Climate

Pistachio moguls and reservoirs: False water claims spread about California fires

Influencers and politicians are spreading false narratives about water and the L.A. wildfires. These include the idea that farm moguls took firefighting water and an empty reservoir is part of a plot.

January 15, 2025
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  • Julia Simon
Tuesday, Jan. 7: Smoke from a wildfire is seen from the Venice Beach section of Los Angeles, Calif.

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  • National

See some of the most terrifying and dramatic pictures of California wildfire devastation

These photos chronicle the catastrophic scale of destruction from wildfires in California that started on Jan. 7.

January 13, 2025
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