The Los Angeles Fires Expose the Problem With American Conservation Policy
For more than a century, conservation policy has focused on economic development and wisely using natural resources.
How satellites and AI help fight wildfires today
NOAA satellites paired with AI data analysis also generate alerts but over a wider area. They can detect heat signatures, map fire perimeters and burned areas, and track smoke and pollutants to assess ...
Will Southern California's wildfires drive up Arizona homeowners insurance rates?
Arizona led the U.S. for the biggest jump in home insurance rates between 2019 and mid-2024, when home insurance costs skyrocketed more than 62%.
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How A.I. Can Help Humans Battle Wildfires, From Advanced Camera Systems to Forecasting Models
A variety of new technologies aim to improve wildfire detection and help map the spread of blazes Embers from the Eaton Fire fly down a residential street in Altadena, California, on January 8. Robyn ...
Extreme demand took down LA's water system during the Palisades Fire. Here's how other U.S. cities can prepare
Some 20% of hydrants failed during the fight to save the Pacific Palisades from LA’s massive fire on Jan. 7. Here’s how other ...
After fires, Los Angeles gets moonshot moment to rebuild
As Los Angeles recovers from its devastating wildfires, environmental engineers, urban planners and natural disaster experts ...
The L.A. wildfires left neighborhoods choking in ash and toxic air. Residents demand answers
Nearly two weeks after the Eaton fire forced Claire Robinson to flee her Altadena home, she returned, donning a white hazmat ...
FireAid, a benefit for LA wildfire relief, is almost here. Here’s how to watch and donate
Some of the biggest names in music will come together on Thursday to raise money for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts ...
California Wildfire Challenges: Effects On The Fixed Income Markets
The effect of the California wildfires will continue to play out across the debt markets long after the last of the flames ...
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Firefighters return from California
The group of four firefighters — which included staff from Selkirk Fire Rescue & EMS and Northside Fire District — was part ...
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California water regulators deny President Trump's claim that US military 'turned on the water' in the state
California water regulators have said there's no truth to President Donald Trump's claim that the U_S_ military entered the ...
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La-La Land, Once More
California politicians are in a state of denial as deadly wildfires burn out of control throughout the state, the latest being in Los Angeles. Their denialism ...