Jacob Margolis
Science Reporter
(he/him)
Jacob Margolis is a science reporter and podcast host whose work currently focuses on climate change and disasters.
He created, wrote and hosted the LAist Studios podcasts, The Big One: Your Survival Guide and The Big Burn: How To Survive In The Age of Wildfires.
He was part of the team that won the 2021 Investigative Reporters and Editors Audio Journalism Award for the series "Hot Days: Heat’s Mounting Death Toll On Workers In The U.S."
Before disasters, his reporting took him all across our galaxy, as he dove deep on space exploration.
When he’s not reporting, he’s in the garden and spending time with his family in Los Angeles, where he grew up.
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Heavy rain deluged Southern California, with flood warnings and more extreme weather throughout the day. -
Construction material and ash will be removed along with six inches of soil in an effort to mitigate contamination.
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Rainfall totals are likely to be higher than what we saw this week.
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The result? They found a lot of variability between the sites.
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There's been a 45% decrease since the 1980s, according to the latest report.
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Forecasted rainfall rates don't look like they'll be high enough to trigger debris flows in recently burned areas.
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The area of biggest concern is around the Eaton Fire. Parts of Malibu and the Pacific Palisades should also be prepared.
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LAist dives into the science behind the claim that the brush clearance would have 'significantly mitigated' the destruction and losses.
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The fire broke out at about 10:25 a.m. Friday and was quickly doused by water-dropping aircraft.
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The fire broke out in the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve.
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