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Wildfire Updates
As wildfires continue to impact our communities, LAist, PBS SoCal, KCRW, and CalMatters have come together to deliver free, reliable local news and updates. Daily to start. Less frequent as conditions improve.
Wildfire Updates is a new newsletter from LAist, PBS SoCal, KCRW and CalMatters that helps Southern Californians make sense of our catastrophic wildfires.
LAist’s Wildfire Coverage
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A recent study led by a UC Riverside ecologist finds that fungi that help Joshua trees absorb water and nutrients are thriving in an area of the desert that burned in 2020. -
Los Angeles and California fire officials and experts warn that El Niño storms could lead to flooding and mudslides in burned areas. -
Prosecutors accuse Jonathan Rinderknecht of setting the Lachman Fire, which would eventually spark the Palisades Fire. -
A fire on the island, part of Channel Island National Park, began in mid-May and charred more than 18,000 acres. -
The show evokes unease in warped window frames and a whirling floor-facing fan, and finds hope in drawings of colorful plants growing aside charred tree trunks. -
At least seven fires are burning in Southern California.
