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The devastating wildfires that ravaged the Los Angeles area, this week, have decimated several iconic landmarks and beloved local institutions in their wake.

At least five people have been killed and thousands of structures have burned in wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area

New rules allowed climate change consideration in premiums

As fires raged from the seaside enclave of Pacific Palisades to the hillsides above Pasadena — with at least five dead and thousands of homes and other buildings leveled or damaged — residents accustomed to radiant sunshine and balmy weather reckoned with an unsettling reality

People are taking precautions as multiple wildfires cause poor air quality across a wide swath of Los Angeles County

‘We need to make it incredibly expensive to build in these kinds of environments,’ one expert told The Independent. ‘If the insurance industry refuses to sell policies, maybe people won’t risk it’

Major fires across Los Angeles this week have killed at least five people, forced 180,000 to flee their homes, and destroyed thousands of structures

Dry conditions across Southern California set the stage for a series of deadly wind-driven wildfires that burned thousands of homes and other structures in the Los Angeles area in early January 2025.