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A town torched by LA fires rallies to revive its community: ‘Everybody wants to come back’

Eaton fire tore through Altadena, burning buildings and killing many. Its residents are only now taking in the scale of devastation

The Guardian - US

Trauma And Tragedy In The City Of Angels: Covering The LA Fires

Terrified residents caught in blazing neighbourhoods, influencers ignoring the ban on drones and the frightening unpredictability of the wildfires are just some of what journalists covering the fires ravaging Los Angeles for AFP have had to manage.

International Business Times

Leonardo DiCaprio pledges $1m towards ‘devastating’ Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts

The LA native’s donation comes as firefighters still work to control the blazes

The Independent UK

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He left his LA-area home to cover the wildfires. But the flames were barreling toward his front door

He left his Los Angeles-area home to cover the wildfires, but the flames were barreling toward his front door

The Independent UK

'Glamping' Business Owner Accused of Sparking Deadly LA Wildfire Speaks Out for First Time on Allegations: 'It Sucks'

A glamping business owner has responded to "infuriating" and "scary" accusations online that he and his friends sparked the devastating Palisades wildfire.

Latin Times

We were living the American dream – British expats lose business in LA wildfires

Mandy and Raymond Church have spent the last 40 years building their plumbing business which has been lost in the wildfires.

Evening Standard

LA fires: Harm from long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is poorly understood − and it’s a growing risk

Millions of people across the Los Angeles area are being exposed to wildfire smoke as fires burn through homes and vehicles. The fires in January 2025 have burned thousands of structures, along with the building materials, furniture, paints, plastics and electronics inside them.

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What to know about the LA Fire Department’s budget

Have budget cuts fuelled the Los Angeles fires? Mayor Bass defends decisions as winds drive blazes.

Al Jazeera

A national, nonpartisan study of the Los Angeles fires could improve planning for future disasters

The Los Angeles fires are a national disaster of epic proportions. City officials, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President-elect Donald Trump have traded accusations about what caused this crisis. But as an engineering professor who lives in Los Angeles and has studied extreme events and natural and human-caused disasters for…

The Conversation

Firefighters need better weather to fight California's flames. When will they get relief?

Fire danger remains high in parts of Los Angeles that have been ablaze for days

The Independent UK

Wildfire "season" is no longer a thing

California's disaster shows how climate change has made wildfires more intense and more frequent

Salon

Firefighters prepare for increasing gusts following brief reprieve for LA area

Firefighters are readying for another round of critical fire weather after calmer than expected winds gave them a much-needed reprieve

The Independent UK

Relief, 21st-century style: As wildfires burn, GoFundMe becomes a repository of harrowing stories

As California’s massive wildfires burn, thousands of GoFundMe campaigns for victims have become an outlet for onlookers transfixed by the blazes and eager to do something to help

The Independent UK

Fire tornadoes: Firefighters in California face a rare and dangerous phenomenon

High winds and severely dry conditions have created a ‘particularly dangerous situation’

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International Business Times

What Is The Pink Stuff Coating Fire-ravaged Los Angeles?

Above the roaring fires devastating parts of Los Angeles is an incongruous sight: air tankers dropping gallons of bright red and Barbie-pink slurry over forest, homes, cars, and anything else that might lie in the blazes' path.

The Guardian - US

Celebrities, athletes, executives donate millions to California fire-relief efforts

Stars from Beyoncé to Eva Longoria, Halle Berry and Meghan Markle supporting families and frontline workers

The Guardian - US

Insurance firms are sending firefighters to defend homes amid LA wildfires

Private efforts to combat wildfires are not just for the superrich – many work for insurers seeking to minimize the policies they’d have to pay out

The Independent UK

Palisades fire may be linked to previous blaze in popular hiking area

Elite federal fire investigators arrived in Los Angeles this week to probe cause of deadly blaze

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The Independent UK

Wildfires latest: Firefighters prepare for dry conditions and strong winds

Firefighters around Los Angeles are preparing to attack flare-ups or new blazes

The Independent UK

The eye behind the lens: AP photographers on pictures capturing horror and emotions of LA fires

As uncontrolled blazes have turned large swaths of Los Angeles into hellscapes the last week, Associated Press photographers have been on the frontlines. They have captured burning so intense that it lights the night sky, people so shocked they have a hard time putting sentences together and destruction so complete…

Wallpaper

The architectural ashes of the LA fires

Amidst incalculable losses for so many Angelenos we consider the architectural gems lost in the wildfires

International Business Times

Fire-hit LA Faces New Peril As Dangerous Winds Ramp Up

Hot, powerful winds Tuesday threatened to rekindle and whip up major fires that have devastated the hills and suburbs of Los Angeles, killing at last 24 people and changing the face of America's second biggest city forever.

Evening Standard

OPINION - I watched a disaster movie come to Los Angeles from my apartment — the fires are apocalyptic here

On January 7, I heard on the evening news that a wildfire had broken out in the Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, and was dangerously close to residential areas. At 4am, I woke up to reports that the fire was now spiraling out of control, burning hundreds (and now thousands) of…

The Guardian - US

The ‘convoy of incredible people’ saving animals from California’s infernal fires

As fires licked the Los Angeles landscape, a network of volunteers plunged into action to rescue pets and livestock

Bored Panda

“You Belong In Prison”: Wild Theories Arise As Footage Shows Young Men Fleeing Deadly Fire Site

A viral video of young men fleeing the Palisades fire in Los Angeles has sparked conspiracy theories online, with viewers questioning their presence at the scene as the fire ignited. The post “You Belong In Prison”: Wild Theories Arise As Footage Shows Young Men Fleeing Deadly Fire Site first appeared…

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