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6 Months After LA Wildfires, Recreational Vehicles Is One Way Victims Are Coping
Terry Kilgore lives alone in his Altadena neighborhood in California, sleeping in a recreational vehicle and surrounded by empty lots that were once the site of family homes.
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US Power Company To Pay $82.5 Million For California Wildfire
One of California's largest utilities is to pay the US Forest Service $82.5 million for a wildfire that burned tens of thousands of acres of woodland.
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Growing Wildfire In Eastern California Prompts Evacuations: Fire Department
A rapidly growing wildfire in California's Eastern Sierra region burned through 1,000 acres and forced evacuations in multiple counties, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said on Sunday.
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NASA Tests Advanced Infrared Technology to Improve Wildfire Monitoring
NASA tested its Compact Fire Infrared Radiance Spectral Tracker (c-FIRST) over California wildfires to improve real-time fire tracking. Managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the instrument captures high-resolution thermal infrared data, identifying temperature variations across wildfire-affected areas. Experts believe this could help firef...
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Los Angeles Wildfires Costliest In History: German Reinsurance Giant Munich Re
German reinsurance giant Munich Re said Wednesday that last month's huge wildfires in Los Angeles had been the costliest "in the history of the insurance industry".
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Man Flees Home During Los Angeles Wildfires, Returns To Find Bear Living There
Days after the devastating Eaton Fire forced evacuations, a California resident returned home only to find a shocking guest at home. It was a massive 238-kg black bear in the crawl space beneath his Altadena house.
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Call Them "Aliens", Not "Migrants": US' Message To Wildfire Responders
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers have been instructed to change their vocabulary around gender and immigration.
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Fire-Hit California Frets Over Donald Trump's Funding Threats
As soon as the fires erupted, Donald Trump began sticking the boot in, lashing out at California Governor Gavin Newsom, and resurrecting an earlier hobbyhorse about water supplies.
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Aerial View Of Los Angeles Fire Damage Shows Aftermath Of California Blazes
The recent wildfires have left Los Angeles -- the second-largest city in the United States and home to the country's rich and famous -- in rubble.
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31,000 People Ordered To Evacuate After New Fire Erupts Near Los Angeles
A new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday. Ferocious flames devoured hillsides near Castaic Lake, spreading rapidly to cover more than 8,000 acres (3,200 hectares) in just a few hours.
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No Home, No Insurance: Double Hit From Los Angeles Fires
As he looks at the ruins of his home razed when deadly fires tore through the Los Angeles area, Sebastian Harrison knows it will never be the same again, because he was not insured.
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'Extremely Critical' Risk As Winds Whip Fire-Weary Los Angeles
Fire-weary southern California was buffeted by dangerous winds, with forecasters warning of an "extremely critical" risk in a region already staggering from the devastation of horrifying blazes.
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Separated By Los Angeles Fires, Some Pets Reunite With Owners
NGO Pasadena Humane is home to animals either delivered by their owners, who had lost their homes or rescued during the Los Angeles wildfires.
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"Wealth, Affluence Alone Can't Save People": Amitav Ghosh On Climate Crisis
Author Amitav Ghosh, who is in the forefront of raising awareness about environmental damage and climate change, termed the California wildfires and particularly the Los Angeles inferno as "completely predictable".
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Los Angeles Firefighter Finds Lost Wedding Ring In Rubble Of Burned Home
Pasadena Fire Engineer Chien Yu was searching through the rubble when one of his colleagues discovered a silver ring and handed it to him.
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6 Months After LA Wildfires, Recreational Vehicles Is One Way Victims Are Coping
Terry Kilgore lives alone in his Altadena neighborhood in California, sleeping in a recreational vehicle and surrounded by empty lots that were once the site of family homes.
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US Power Company To Pay $82.5 Million For California Wildfire
One of California's largest utilities is to pay the US Forest Service $82.5 million for a wildfire that burned tens of thousands of acres of woodland.
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Growing Wildfire In Eastern California Prompts Evacuations: Fire Department
A rapidly growing wildfire in California's Eastern Sierra region burned through 1,000 acres and forced evacuations in multiple counties, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said on Sunday.
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NASA Tests Advanced Infrared Technology to Improve Wildfire Monitoring
NASA tested its Compact Fire Infrared Radiance Spectral Tracker (c-FIRST) over California wildfires to improve real-time fire tracking. Managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the instrument captures high-resolution thermal infrared data, identifying temperature variations across wildfire-affected areas. Experts believe this could help firef...
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Los Angeles Wildfires Costliest In History: German Reinsurance Giant Munich Re
German reinsurance giant Munich Re said Wednesday that last month's huge wildfires in Los Angeles had been the costliest "in the history of the insurance industry".
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Man Flees Home During Los Angeles Wildfires, Returns To Find Bear Living There
Days after the devastating Eaton Fire forced evacuations, a California resident returned home only to find a shocking guest at home. It was a massive 238-kg black bear in the crawl space beneath his Altadena house.
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Call Them "Aliens", Not "Migrants": US' Message To Wildfire Responders
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers have been instructed to change their vocabulary around gender and immigration.
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Fire-Hit California Frets Over Donald Trump's Funding Threats
As soon as the fires erupted, Donald Trump began sticking the boot in, lashing out at California Governor Gavin Newsom, and resurrecting an earlier hobbyhorse about water supplies.
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Aerial View Of Los Angeles Fire Damage Shows Aftermath Of California Blazes
The recent wildfires have left Los Angeles -- the second-largest city in the United States and home to the country's rich and famous -- in rubble.
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31,000 People Ordered To Evacuate After New Fire Erupts Near Los Angeles
A new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday. Ferocious flames devoured hillsides near Castaic Lake, spreading rapidly to cover more than 8,000 acres (3,200 hectares) in just a few hours.
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No Home, No Insurance: Double Hit From Los Angeles Fires
As he looks at the ruins of his home razed when deadly fires tore through the Los Angeles area, Sebastian Harrison knows it will never be the same again, because he was not insured.
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'Extremely Critical' Risk As Winds Whip Fire-Weary Los Angeles
Fire-weary southern California was buffeted by dangerous winds, with forecasters warning of an "extremely critical" risk in a region already staggering from the devastation of horrifying blazes.
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Separated By Los Angeles Fires, Some Pets Reunite With Owners
NGO Pasadena Humane is home to animals either delivered by their owners, who had lost their homes or rescued during the Los Angeles wildfires.
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"Wealth, Affluence Alone Can't Save People": Amitav Ghosh On Climate Crisis
Author Amitav Ghosh, who is in the forefront of raising awareness about environmental damage and climate change, termed the California wildfires and particularly the Los Angeles inferno as "completely predictable".
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Los Angeles Firefighter Finds Lost Wedding Ring In Rubble Of Burned Home
Pasadena Fire Engineer Chien Yu was searching through the rubble when one of his colleagues discovered a silver ring and handed it to him.
