Education As wildfires disrupt Los Angeles schools, experts begin to study mental health effects on students January 30, 2025 | Srishti Prabha Wildfires have forced the closure of Los Angeles schools, displacing over 700,000 students and staff. Experts warn of lasting mental health impacts and the need for long-term recovery plans. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Environment This scientist studies climate change. Then the Los Angeles fire destroyed his home January 23, 2025 Climate scientist Ben Hamlington works on understanding the impacts of climate change. Losing his house in the Eaton Fire has given that work new meaning.
Environment Paradise, Calif. burned in 2018. Rebuilding it offers a look at what's ahead for LA January 22, 2025 A resident of Paradise, a town that wildfire virtually leveled in 2018, explains what it takes to build a home in California after the disaster.
State Government California is years behind in implementing a law to make homes more fire resistant January 17, 2025 California is years behind in implementing a 2020 law aiming to make it harder for homes to burn during a wildfire. It was slated to take effect in 2023, but the board tasked with developing the regulations has not finalized its guidelines.
Environment Inside the monumental effort behind LA’s firefight, from strategy to meals and laundry January 16, 2025 Firefighters from across the North American continent have converged onto Los Angeles to fight the wildfires. From firefighters on the front lines to the cooks who feed thousands of responders everyday, fighting a wildfires is a monumental operation.
Environment LA fires are still raging, but forecasters expect calmer winds in the coming days January 15, 2025 It was another day of fierce winds gusting to 65 mph in mountainous areas of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, but weather more conducive to firefighting operations is expected soon.
Environment What's a 'Particularly Dangerous Situation' red flag warning and other wildfire terms January 14, 2025 A "particularly dangerous situation red flag warning" has been issued for parts of Southern California, as more extreme winds are expected to impact the region.
Environment As dangerous winds are expected to pick up, Los Angeles braces for new fires January 13, 2025 Damaging winds gusting between 55 and 70 mph are forecast, increasing fire risks across LA and Ventura counties over the next few days. More than 150,000 people are already under evacuation orders.
Environment Wildfires latest: Winds subside as firefighters battle devastating blazes in Los Angeles area January 9, 2025 Firefighters are battling to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes.
Environment Here's where things stand for several major landmarks in the Los Angeles fires January 8, 2025 The fires raging across Los Angeles are putting some cultural institutions in danger.
