Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense
Climate change made LA wildfires 'more likely' according to international study
Climate change worsened likelihood of California wildfires: Report
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Climate change and mismanagement are altering California’s livelihood
In early January 2025, just a week after New Year, furious 80 mph Santa Ana winds swept through SoCal. The winds are natural, occurring when cool, pressurized desert air heats and picks up speed as it races down a mountainside.
Climate Change Made LA 35% More Primed to Burn, Scientists Say
Global warming exacerbated fire conditions in the Los Angeles area, an analysis by the research group World Weather Attribution finds.
California Politicians Now Want Oil Companies, Not Insurers, To Subsidize People Living in Wildfire Zones
For decades, California's byzantine insurance regulations effectively forced insurers to subsidize people living in wildfire-prone areas. With the recent
Conditions that fueled L.A. fires were 35% more likely because of climate change, scientists find
The hot, dry and windy conditions that preceded the Southern California fires were about 35% more likely because of climate change, according to a new report.
How Climate Risks Could Affect Property Taxes in Florida, California, and Elsewhere
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Climate change made the L.A. wildfires 35 percent more likely
A new report suggests that climate change-induced factors, like reduced rainfall, primed conditions for the Palisades and Eaton fires.
Climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely and intense, study says
A quick scientific study finds that human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the devastating Southern California wildfires.
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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.
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Another casualty of a bone-dry winter: LA won’t take less water from Mono Lake
L.A. had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow to conservationists who have been trying to restore the lake for decades.
The Old Farmer's Almanac spring 2025 forecast: Warm, wet spring for much of US
The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few exceptions: southern and central California, Desert Southwest, southern Florida, and western Ohio Valley, where it will be near to below normal."
An affordability avalanche
INSURANCE PAYOUT: Insurance companies have already paid out $4.2 billion in claims related to the Palisades and Eaton fires, according to California’s Insurance Department. That covers only payments intended for immediate assistance, like rental housing, and not yet the cost of debris removal and rebuilding.