Much before Southern California was engulfed in fire, a local Altadena climate scientist named Edgar McGregor warned his community and saved their lives. According to his Facebook profile ...

The night the Eaton fire started, Edgar McGregor stood on a darkened Altadena street, held up his cellphone and started recording as the sky glowed orange behind him. His voice calm, the 24-year ...

Edgar McGregor is the leader of the "Altadena Weather and Climate" group on Facebook, where he was posting warnings about the coming windstorm in the days leading up to the Eaton fire. We're going ...

Altadena resident and climate scientist Edgar McGregor was honored with congressional recognition Monday for "saving countless lives" as he warned of the Eaton Fire. "I know that if it weren't for ...

A local meteorologist is being hailed as a hero for warning Altadena residents about the impending fires — but he tells PEOPLE, 'This is not over' Courtesy Edgar McGregor; DAVID SWANSON/AFP via ...

Edgar McGregor, 24, used his local page, Altadena Weather and Climate, to correctly predict conditions that would be “cataclysmic,” People magazine reported. On Jan. 6 — a day before the ...

There’s a reason Edgar McGregor chooses his words with precision. For three years, he’s restrained himself from using words such as “extreme” or “unprecedented.” Even as the number of ...

Altadena local Edgar McGregor, 24, was sharing updates in his community Facebook page on January 7, hours before several megafires erupted throughout southern California. He warned his neighbors ...

If you follow his popular Altadena Weather and Climate Facebook group, you're likely familiar with Edgar McGregor. When the fire first erupted, the amateur climate scientist didn't hesitate to ...

The meteorologist Edgar McGregor warned Los Angeles residents that the wildfires would quickly worsen after predicting the changes in wind conditions that spread the blaze. Newsweek contacted ...

Last week, in Altadena, Calif., local climate scientist Edgar McGregor, who posts hyper-local weather updates on the Facebook page Altadena Weather and Climate, was sounding the alarm about the ...