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CAL MATTERS: More than 2 million acres of local land in California designated as ‘high’ or ‘very high’ fire danger areas

Planning and management Wildfires and watersheds

February 11, 2025

In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules....

EOS: How much did climate change affect the Los Angeles wildfires?

American Geophysical Union

Science Wildfires and watersheds

January 29, 2025

High 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, 2025

By Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In just a single...

CAL MATTERS: ‘Literally off the charts’: LA’s critically dry conditions stun scientists as fires rage

Cal Matters

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

January 15, 2025

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THE CONVERSATION: LA fires: Why fast wildfires and those started by human activities are more destructive and harder to contain

The Conversation

Climate change Wildfires and watersheds

January 14, 2025

Virginia Iglesias, University of Colorado Boulder Investigators are trying to determine what caused several wind-driven wildfires that have destroyed thousands...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Misinformation spreads like wildfire on the internet while LA neighborhoods burn

Inside Climate News

Climate change Planning and management Wildfires and watersheds

January 10, 2025

Misleading claims and falsehoods about water and firefighting resources distracted from the unprecedented conditions that left Los Angeles primed for...

SIERRA NEVADA CONSERVANCY: Weather whiplash in the Sierra-Cascade and the need to accelerate resilience

Sierra Nevada Conservancy

Ecosystems

January 8, 2025

From the Sierra Nevada Conservancy: Winter began in earnest when an atmospheric river drenched Northern California with record breaking rainfall...

UC MERCED: Agencies, local stakeholders must collaborate to restore wildlands

UC Merced

Planning and management Wildfires and watersheds

November 22, 2024

From UC Merced: As wildfires grow in intensity and frequency, it’s vital that agencies and local stakeholders work together to...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: ‘Weather whiplash’ helped drive this year’s wildfires

Inside Climate News

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

September 12, 2024

Exceptionally wet winters drove a boom of grasses and shrubs that a record hot summer dried into the fuel powering...

NOAA tests next-generation wildfire detection and warning tools

NOAA Research

Wildfires and watersheds

July 23, 2024

From NOAA: Two experimental tools that will speed fire detection and warning got a week-long test run in NOAA’s new...

CAL MATTERS: Welcome to the Age of Fire: California wildfires explained

Cal Matters

Wildfires and watersheds

July 10, 2024

By Julie Cart, Cal Matters After two mild wildfire seasons, California is bracing for whatever 2024 brings. Favorable weather marked...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As climate change dries out the west, Fourth of July fireworks spark increased wildfire risk

Inside Climate News

Wildfires and watersheds

July 2, 2024

Fireworks ignite tens of thousands of wildfires across the U.S. each year. By Kiley Price, Inside Climate News This article...

STANFORD NEWS: Understanding how wildfires change soil could aid recovery

Stanford University

Science Water quality Wildfires and watersheds

May 16, 2024

From Stanford News Severe wildfires can drive chemical changes in soil that affect ecosystem recovery and risks to human health....

CAL MATTERS: Lightning could spark more California fires as world warms

Cal Matters

Wildfires and watersheds

May 24, 2023

Fire officials are bracing for the worst as scientists predict that climate change could cause more lightning strikes, which often...

CAL MATTERS: Audit: California utilities aren’t doing enough to reduce wildfire threats

Cal Matters

Planning and management Wildfires and watersheds

March 24, 2022

Regulators approved “seriously deficient” fire prevention plans, including from PG&E, which sparked California’s deadliest wildfire, state auditor says. By Julie...