Climate & Environment

Here's how climate change fueled the Los Angeles fires

Extreme conditions helped drive the fast-moving fires that destroyed thousands of homes in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena.

What California can learn from Texas on rebuilding after a natural disaster

An Assembly bill by John Harabedian aims to speed up housing recovery after the L.A. fires through a state-led task force.

A home is on fire at night and smoke covers the air. In the background more fires are seen.

Full nest: Bald eagles Jackie and Shadow lay third egg

Big Bear’s internet-famous bald eagle couple are getting another shot at parenthood.

A black and white close-up of three eggs laying sideways in a nest of twigs and branches, with the head of a bald eagle peaking over them from above.

The LA County fires devastated homes in the wildland-urban interface. Here’s what that is

Nearly 1-in-3 Californians live in the wildland-urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, they often leave destruction.

Smoke and flames come out of mountain tops at night.

This economist survived a wildfire. Now she's taking on California's insurance crisis

An economist's harrowing escape from fire and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.

Fire debris prompts LA County beach closures until further notice

The closures affect approximately 9 miles of the L.A. County coastline.

A wide shot of the coastline showing a long row of destroyed homes and the beach right next to it.

Where are the lithium batteries, paint and other hazardous materials from the Eaton and Palisades fires going?

The EPA has created two sites in L.A. County to start receiving hazardous household materials for processing.

The charred remains of what used to be the interior of a home, with a stone fireplace sticking out from the rubble.

Dear LAist: How long could ash be a problem in LA?

And are you safe if you live farther away? There’s no magic answer to these questions, but we break down what we know.

A close up of a burned tricycle with piles of ash around it.

A beloved Altadena school, destroyed in the Eaton fire, looks to the future

School officials are scrambling to find an alternate site for its campus while trying to support families, nearly half of whom lost their homes in the fire.

A woman wearing jeans, a dark sweater, and a face looks out on the burned remnants of a building. A brick column, still standing, can bee seen in the background.

Angeles National Forest and San Gabriels closed through January

Fire danger is at critical levels in the areas, which aren’t scheduled to reopen until Feb. 1.

A sign at the entrance of Angeles National Forest telling visitors that it's closed due to the fire hazard.

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