Hottest January on record called 'terrifying' by climate scientists after defying expectations
Scientists have warned that “dangerous climate breakdown” has arrived after the warmest January ever was recorded globally, ...
How weather driven by climate change helped fuel the Southern California fires
The wildfires that ravaged the Los Angeles area were driven by monthslong, climate change-fueled weather patterns, according ...
Scientists 'terrified' by hottest January on record defying 'La Nina' weather phenomenon
“The fact that the latest robust Copernicus data reveals the January just gone was the hottest on record – despite an emerging La Nina, which typically has a cooling effect – is both astonishing and, ...
Opinion: Metro needs to stop making traffic — and climate disasters — worse
A plan to widen the 605 and other freeways will increase, not help, congestion. That's bad for Angelenos and our environment.
California's 'Regulatory Failure' Blamed for Wildfire Insurance Disaster
The California insurance crisis laid bare by the Los Angeles fires was fueled by "regulatory failure," economist Nancy ...
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How the LA fires of 2025 became the perfect firestorm
The Los Angeles (LA) wildfires began with with the Palisades fire, which erupted the morning of Jan. 7 in Pacific Palisades as a mere brush fire. Evacuation orders were issued for that fire and by ...
LA neighbors have vastly different post-wildfire rebuilding options due to insurance crisis
FAIR, with its high premiums and basic coverage, was designed as a temporary safety net until policyholders find a more ...
The climate science behind the Southern California firestorm
NBC News’ Al Roker sits down with climate scientist Alexander Gershunov to explain the climate drivers that helped fuel the ...