EOS: When disaster science strikes close to home American Geophysical Union Wildfires and watersheds August 27, 2025How have scientists across Los Angeles used their skills to help their communities recover from the 2025 fires? by Kimberly...
EOS: Burning urban and wild land alike American Geophysical Union Wildfires and watersheds August 26, 2025When more densely populated Altadena and Pacific Palisades burned along with surrounding wildlands, hazards for residents didn’t stop when the...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: After the LA fires, scientists study the toxins left behind Inside Climate News Water qualityWildfires and watersheds May 27, 2025By Nina Dietz, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that...
USGS: The good, the bad, the ugly: How wildfires reshape landscapes USGS Wildfires and watersheds May 6, 2025Wildfires reshape landscapes, both to the benefit and detriment of impacted areas. After the smoke clears, they can continue to...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: What’s in the Burnt Remains of the LA Wildfires? Desert Research Institute Water quality May 1, 2025DRI scientists deployed to Los Angeles to collect ash, soil, and dust samples from burn zones in the hopes of...
LAist: The LA fires left behind millions of tons of debris, some of it toxic. Where does it all go? LAist Water quality April 21, 2025By Jacob Margolis, LAist This article was originally published by LAist on April 18, 2025. For more than two months,...
LAist: Elevated levels of lead found downwind from Eaton Fire burn area LAist Wildfires and watersheds April 12, 2025By Jacob Margolis, LAist This article was originally published by LAist on April 11, 2025. Soil samples taken in and...
CAL AG: Urban wildfire impacts water, soil and wildlife UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR) Wildfires and watersheds April 12, 2025From California Agriculture: As residents clean up after the Los Angeles County wildfires, the aftermath will continue to impact water...
EDWARD RING: Rebuilding requires reimagining environmentalism Edward Ring CommentaryPlanning and management April 9, 2025By Edward Ring, Director, Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Helping thousands of victims of the wildfires...
NOAA: The weather and climate influences on the January 2025 fires around Los Angeles NOAA Research HydrologyWildfires and watersheds February 22, 2025Highlights A trifecta of fire-friendly climate conditions set the stage for the January 2025 fires: back-to-back wet winters that boosted...
CAL MATTERS: Crushed by boulders, drowned in mud: How debris flows endanger LA’s fire-ravaged communities Cal Matters EcosystemsWildfires and watersheds February 12, 2025San Gabriel Valley areas scarred by the Eaton Fire are at “high to very high risk” of debris flows this...
AG ALERT: ‘Frustrated’ and ‘confused’: Army Corps dam releases sent farmers scrambling Ag Alert Policy and regulationWater project operations February 8, 2025By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Local water managers in Tulare County may have prevented a disaster last week. On the...
GRIST: Trump says he’s sending water to LA. It’s actually going to megafarms. Grist Policy and regulationWater project operations January 29, 2025The president’s executive orders on California water will help irrigate Central Valley farms. They won’t do anything to fight wildfires....
EOS: How much did climate change affect the Los Angeles wildfires? American Geophysical Union ScienceWildfires and watersheds January 29, 2025High heat, dry fuel, and strong winds drove the Palisades and Eaton blazes. By Emily Dieckman, EOS Climate change made...
CAL MATTERS: The LA County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is Cal Matters Wildfires and watersheds January 28, 2025By Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In just a single...
