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Gusty conditions have enabled fires to take hold and spread at great speed. Plus, a cold snap grips South Korea

Climate change is making wildfires more common and more severe. The pollution is killing us

Officials say the two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area this week have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures

Months of dry weather and recent strong winds created optimal conditions for the deadly wildfires engulfing Los Angeles, but narratives on social media falsely single out "liberal" policies -- including those to increase diversity in the city's fire force -- as the culprit.

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’