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California fires updates for Thursday, Jan. 30
Cleanup efforts are underway across Los Angeles County as residents pick up the pieces after three weeks of nonstop fires.
How satellites and AI help fight wildfires today
NOAA satellites paired with AI data analysis also generate alerts but over a wider area. They can detect heat signatures, map fire perimeters and burned areas, and track smoke and pollutants to assess ...
Map Shows Rising Home Insurance Costs by State as Climate Risks Reshape the Market
This all contributes to rising home insurance premiums. From 2020 to 2023, those costs have increased by 33%, rising from ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
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The Los Angeles County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, ...
The LA County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
Californians live in the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, they often leave destruction.
Opinion: No one should need the Watch Duty app. As fires near, officials should communicate better
L ast fall, a relatively unknown app called Watch Duty beat out Open AI, TikTok and Instagram to become the most downloaded ...
Video shows Catholic event in Portugal, not LA wildfire evacuees
Deadly wildfires in Los Angeles forced tens of thousands to evacuate their homes but a widely shared video of a mass of ...
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Map: See containment updates for 3 wildfires in LA County after rain and cooler temperatures
Weekend rain helped firefighters gain ground on the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires, which started Jan. 7 in a Santa Ana ...
Map shows rising wildfire threat across the U.S.: See if you're affected
A combination of hotter and drier weather and more people living in places that naturally burn are making things complicated.
Think only California burns? Think again. Even Florida, Texas and New Jersey at risk.
USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at “relatively high” risk.
California Wildfires: Expected rain may boost firefighting efforts, but officials are vigilant about flooding.
The rain that is expected to hit the scorched Los Angeles landscape this weekend may bring relief to the fire fights, but it ...