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The report concludes that the water supply was too slow, not too low, and even a functioning reservoir likely wouldn’t have stopped the Palisades Fire.
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There’s been significant progress in the recovery effort, but there’s a long road ahead.
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Heatwave expected to last through Friday, with the hottest days forecast for Wednesday and Thursday.
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"Project Phoenix" relies on community science to study how wildfire smoke effects birds.
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The Madre Fire burning in San Luis Obispo near Highway 166 is California's largest fire this year.
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Rancho Palos Verdes has already started its FEMA-funded buyout program for homes destroyed by the land movement.
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Air quality is uniquely terrible after all those official and illegal fireworks are detonated to celebrate Independence Day. What exactly is in the air and what should you do about it?
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A nonprofit has run tests on sand and water samples and reports that risks to human health appear to be low.
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Temperatures will be a couple degrees cooler today in SoCal compared to earlier this week.
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Campsite hosts can live inside the parks for several months to help visitors with resources and more.
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In a legislative battle a decade in the making, lawmakers just exempted infill urban development from the California Environmental Quality Act. That’s a big deal.
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The low clouds will come back this morning, bringing temperatures down a few degrees across the region.
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Visit Big Bear, the event co-organizer, said it’s deeply committed to balancing the desires of the local community with the natural environment.
Philanthropic funds helped purchase a burned lot that used to have 14 rental units. Supporters hope the project can be a model for rebuilding equitably for renters.
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These photos chronicle the catastrophic scale of destruction from wildfires in L.A. County that started on Jan. 7.
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Firefighting efforts got a leg up Tuesday from weaker than predicted winds — but harsh fire conditions are still in the forecast.
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"People have lost everything," says FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell. More than 24,000 have already applied for assistance from FEMA, but Criswell says that number is certain to rise.Listen 4:41
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In a city prone to large natural disasters, L.A. firefighters are widely considered to be among the best in the business at knocking down urban wildfires. But in the extreme conditions lately, experts say little can be done even to slow these modern fires.Listen 3:52
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With fire danger still high, authorities implore you to follow evacuation orders. Lives are at stakeHeroic rescues. Heartbreaking tragedies. And no need for many of them, emergency response leaders say.
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Palisades fire victims can get everything from clothes to toiletries to dog food, donated by their neighbors at a Santa Monica shop known for posh dress rentals.
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Prominent right-wing influencers are claiming that the response to the Los Angeles wildfires was hampered by workplace diversity policies. It's part of a wider strategy to discredit those policies.
