Why clearing the brush around Los Angeles won't reduce wildfire danger
But wildfire experts say cutting down Southern California's chaparral won't make the region safer from wildfires. In fact, because of the local ecology, they say clearing vast swaths of native brush could actually make the landscape even more flammable.
Visualizing the Los Angeles wildfires in maps and charts
By Matt Stiles, Sean O'Key, Byron Manley, Lou Robinson, Curt Merrill, Annette Choi, Rachel Wilson, Henrik Pettersson, Amy O’Kruk and Renée Rigdon, CNN
Wildfires could cost Los Angeles billions, but the financial fallout is just beginning
LA faces an initial $358 million wildfire recovery bill that is expected to rise with no immediate state or federal aid
Insurer Mercury Will Discuss the Los Angeles Wildfires and Its Own Prospects
With about 4.5% of California’s home insurance market, Mercury faces a double whammy from the fires that engulfed Pacific Palisades and Altadena.
Los Angeles wildfire recovery czar will work for free after backlash to proposed $500,000 salary for 3 months
Steve Soboroff is a longtime fixture in Los Angeles civic life who is now serving as chief recovery officer for the city’s wildfire comeback.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Backtracks on $500,000 Payday for Wildfire Recovery Czar After Outcry
After facing backlash for agreeing to pay a new czar $500,000 to help with recovery efforts in Los Angeles in the wake of devastating wildfires, the city’s mayor, Karen Bass, has reversed course and announced that he would be doing the job for free.
Mayor Bass claws back $500K for LA recovery czar pay
Steve Soboroff, the recently appointed Los Angeles wildfire recovery czar, was to be paid $500,000 for 90 days of work, saying his expertise was well worth the price. But then Mayor Karen Bass, faced with backlash over the $5,
Insurers Braced to Bail Out California State Insurer For L.A. Wildfire Losses
Insurers are estimating losses totaling billions of dollars from the Los Angeles wildfires, including assumed payments to ...
California man finds 525-pound animal under his home after Los Angeles fires. The bear goes by Barry
A Southern California man returned home after evacuating last month’s devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires to discover an ...
California Storm, Atmospheric River A Los Angeles Burn Area Flood Risk
Areas charred by last month's wildfires in Southern California now face a new threat from a powerful, but fast-moving Pacific ...
Los Angeles wildfire czar's $500K paycheck for 90 days of work draws swift blowback, mayor reverses course
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass reneged wildfire czar Steve Soboroff's $500,000 compensation for 90 days of work after the ...
Heavy Rains Could Trigger Mudslides in Fire-Ravaged Southern California
Moisture sweeping down the coast will drench much of California, including areas that burned severely just a month ago.
California utility company says its equipment may have sparked a Los Angeles-area wildfire
California utility company Southern California Edison on Thursday said its equipment “may be associated with” the ignition of ...
Travelers faces $1.7 billion impact from Los Angeles wildfires, future premium changes uncertain
Travelers reports a $1.7 billion impact from Los Angeles wildfires, with future premium changes in California and nationally ...
Sazerac Will Auction A Barrel Of Pappy To Fund California Wildfire Relief
The appalling devastation wrought by the Southern California wildfires has prompted Sazerac Company to offer a barrel of 15 ...
Google Maps Shows True Devastation of California Wildfires as Total Cost of the Damage Is Revealed
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