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The fires that devastated neighbourhoods in Los Angeles, killing 28 people and burning over 16,000 homes and buildings are not a one-off, according to a new rapid analysis. And researchers say they are now significantly more likely to happen due to climate change. The shocking scenes of fires lapping up …
Read More »Trump wants states to pay more after disasters like L.A. wildfires. Here’s how FEMA works now
U.S. President Donald Trump headed to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday, after having showered disdain on California leaders for water policies that he falsely claimed worsened the recent blazes. Trump told Fox News earlier in the week he was considering overhauling the Federal Emergency Management …
Read More »Evacuations ordered as new, fast-moving wildfire threatens remote communities north of L.A.
More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, but fire officials said a rapid ground and air assault was giving them the upper hand. The Hughes Fire broke out in the late morning …
Read More »Why those in L.A. whose homes were spared in wildfires could still face serious health risks
When Kate Gammon and her family fled their Santa Monica, Calif., home during the recent wildfires, she wasn’t sure what they would find when they returned. Though they weren’t under an evacuation order, Gammon, who has asthma, told CBC News that the air quality was quickly worsening and the fires were volatile, so …
Read More »What is the pink powder fire crews are dropping on L.A., and how does it work?
Some of the visuals coming out of Los Angeles County over the past week are ones we expect with wildfires: dramatic flames, orange skies and damaged structures. But what’s with the pink powder blanketing some neighbourhoods? The eye-popping substance coating streets, cars and surfaces is actually fire retardant, dropped by …
Read More »What some Canadians saved from the L.A. wildfires — ice skates, a guitar and grandma’s quilt
Raymond Francis can hold the all items he saved from his home in Altadena, Calif., which was gutted by wildfire, in his hands. One is a blue metal tin containing his most treasured mementos — such as NASA and military medals and souvenir rocks from geological digs in Canada, clues …
Read More »Cancellations and chaos continue as Hollywood reacts to ongoing L.A. fires
The toll of the devastating fires still churning through Los Angeles is compounding for the film industry as the crisis enters its third day, with more events being postponed and stars like Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal and Mandy Moore mourning the destruction of their homes. Oscar-winner Jamie Lee Curtis pledged $1 …
Read More »NBA postpones game between Lakers, Hornets due to L.A. wildfires
The NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers’ home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday with several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area. It is the second straight day a game slated to be played in downtown Los Angeles has been postponed. The NHL’s Los Angeles Kings …
Read More »Nearly 2,000 L.A. structures burned by out-of-control wildfires
Firefighters battled early Thursday to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes. The latest flames broke out Wednesday evening in the Hollywood Hills, striking closer to the heart of the …
Read More »How powerful Santa Ana winds are supercharging the L.A. wildfires
Deadly and destructive wildfires are tearing through the Los Angeles area, and powerful winds are literally fanning the flames. As of Wednesday afternoon, four fast-moving blazes had killed two people, injured many and destroyed more than 1,000 structures, while threatening 28,000 more and forcing at least 70,000 people to evacuate. …
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