What Sparked The California Wildfires? Experts Consider Power Lines, Fireworks—And Arson
The causes of eight fires, including the Eaton and Palisades fires, that have broken out around Los Angeles in the last week ...
The science behind the LA wildfires
Epic events like the Southern California wildfires do not have a singular cause. While we don’t yet know the official causes ...
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California Wildfires
The Hughes fire, burning near Castaic Lake north of Santa Clarita, exploded to more than 10,000 acres of mostly brush in just a few hours. More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders and ...
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California Fires: Progress made on Hughes Fire in Castaic, maps show areas under evacuation
With high winds driving the flames, the fast-moving wildfire exploded to more than 10,000 acres by 10 p.m. that night, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...
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California wildfires: What we know about LA-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more
Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter. The Eaton Fire ignited hours after the Palisades Fire near a canyon in ...
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The worst wildfires in California history
More than 12,300 structures across Los Angeles have been destroyed, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. But while the January fires rank as the most destructive ...
How wildfire, humans and a warming climate led to the extinction of California’s big mammals 13,000 years ago – podcast
Paleoecologist Emily Lindsey on the wildfires that led to mass extinction during California’s Ice Age. Listen to The ...
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Impacts of the California Wildfires
Associate Professor Kevin Rozario discusses origin of and response to California wildfires ...
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California wildfires: What we know about LA-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more
The official cause of the fires has not been determined. The combination of drought-like conditions — Southern California has had less than 10% of average rainfall since Oct. 1 — and powerful ...