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Horror map reveals US states in drought including one 'exceptional' shortage
The map released by the US Drought Monitor on Thursday showed that more than 33 percent of the US and Puerto Rico were in ...
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Santa Rosa wrote the playbook for the long road to recovery after 2017 Tubbs Fire. These lessons could aid Los Angeles
Nearly a month since several blazes ignited across Los Angeles County, the channels of communications have been established ...
Millions in California Urged To Remain Inside
South Coast AQMD—the air pollution control agency for all of Orange County and the urban portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties—covers an area of 10,743 square miles that is ...
LA’s Devastating Wildfire Crisis Didn’t Start With a Spark – It Started With Rain
A perfect storm of climate extremes set the stage for devastating wildfires in Los Angeles in early 2025. After two ...
As western Altadena waited hours for evacuation orders, fire commanders faced utter chaos
With thousands of lives at risk, a mobile command post tasked with issuing evacuation orders struggled to keep pace with the ...
Update: Palisades Fire at 100% containment, 23,448 acres affected in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for ...
NASA Satellites Show How California’s Wildfire Crisis Was Years in the Making
The largest fires started on January 7 and devastated swathes of L.A., including Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The fires ...
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Outpacing Government? Lessons from Watch Duty’s Rise
Watch Duty’s success raises questions about why citizen-led tech is outpacing government emergency response efforts. The company’s co-founder explores the lessons agencies can learn from this ...
Searching for an adventure? Try using these maps.
Looking to explore Los Angeles without your smartphone? Rebecca Castillo spoke with Eric Brightwell, a cartographer based in ...
Too little, too late: Residents say they were in the dark as fire spread with no evacuation order
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
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Cops think they know source of mysterious ‘HELP’ signs in LA
It seemed likely law enforcement had been aware of the messages, as one Google Street View scene shows a Los Angeles County Sheriff's vehicle passing the billboard with words daubed on it that include ...