Wildfire smoke can carry toxins hundreds of kilometers, depositing 'urban grime'
Researchers have shown that plumes of wildfire smoke can carry contaminants hundreds of kilometers, leaving a toxic and ...
California Politicians Now Want Oil Companies, Not Insurers, To Subsidize People Living in Wildfire Zones
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Climate Change Made LA 35% More Primed to Burn, Scientists Say
Global warming exacerbated fire conditions in the Los Angeles area, an analysis by the research group World Weather ...
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Insurers Are Abandoning Homeowners Over Wildfire Risk But Investing in Big Oil
The firms invested half a trillion in fossil fuels, stoking the crisis that led them to dump thousands of homeowners.
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Climate and wildfires
New studies are finding the fingerprints of climate change in the Eaton and Palisades wildfires, which made some of extreme ...
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Human-Driven Climate Change Fuelling LA Wildfires: Why It Is So Hard to Contain
Climate change is making LA wildfires 35% more likely, lengthening fire seasons and reducing rainfall, reports new study ...
California Bill Would Allow Wildfire Victims to Sue Oil Companies ‘Responsible’ for Climate Change
Opponents say the bill’s authors are scapegoating the fossil fuel industry for ‘complicated’ weather-related disasters caused ...
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Wildfire risk is growing amid a warming climate, even in Georgia
Several studies have found that climate change increased the intensity of ... periods between rains,” Aubrey said. “Georgia’s wildfire risk could increase in the future.” ...
Climate change is worsening the insurance crisis. Some states have solutions
The devastating Los Angeles fires have been a grim reminder of America’s homeowners insurance crisis as climate change intensifies potential property damage and insurers scramble to price rising risk.