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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.

International Business Times

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

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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

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…

The Independent UK

The architectural ashes of the LA fires

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

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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.

International Business Times

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…

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - US

“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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Southern California Starts To Burn As Auto Fire Explodes Under Santa Ana Winds, Evacuations Ordered In Ventura

Strong winds fueled an auto fire in Ventura County. Evacuations were ordered as firefighters battled the blaze near golf courses.

International Business Times UK

Scottish music legend volunteers to help with LA fire relief efforts

Scottish music legend Annie Lennox has been volunteering with a charity in Los Angeles as the US city looks to recover from devastating wildfires...

The National (Scotland)

Why is LA turning pink after wildfires? Colorful powder on cars and trees explained

Thousands of gallons of the pink fire retardant have been dropped in the Los Angeles area

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LA fires forecast to be costliest blaze in US history with estimate of over $200bn in losses

Fires have killed at least 24, displaced thousands, destroyed over 12,000 structures as winds predicted until Wednesday

The Independent UK

Small airborne embers play a big role in the spread of wildfires

While authorities don’t know what sparked the deadly fires in the Los Angeles area, they do know that embers have helped spread the flames

The Independent UK

Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them?

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant have been dumped ahead of the flames in a desperate effort to stop them before they destroy more neighborhoods

The Conversation

LA fires: Why fast wildfires and those started by human activities are more destructive and harder to contain

Investigators are trying to determine what caused several wind-driven wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes across the Los Angeles area in January 2025. Given the fires’ locations, and lack of lightning at the time, it’s likely that utility infrastructure, other equipment or human activities were involved.

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The Independent UK

High winds have worsened Cal wildfires. What makes them?

High winds have been a key ingredient in the devastating fires in Los Angeles -- and they’re picking up again

The Independent UK

Scam warning for anyone hit by the LA wildfires

Here’s what to do if you think you are being scammed

International Business Times

Devastating LA Fires Prompt 2028 Olympics Debate

The Los Angeles wildfire disaster has cast a shadow over preparations for the 2028 Olympics, raising questions over whether the city can deliver a safe and successful Games.

Marie Claire

How Prince Harry Honored One Man's Unexpected Request While Helping California Wildfire Victims

The Duke of Sussex reportedly went incognito to find a special item for an elderly man affected by the disaster.

Guitar World

“The loss overall is awful and unspeakable”: Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith and Primus guitarist Larry ‘Ler’ LaLonde among thousands who have lost homes in L.A. wildfires

Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan and Anthrax’s Scott Ian share their first-hand experience of the devastating impact of one of the biggest natural disasters in Los Angeles’ history

The Guardian - US

California wildfires: investigators explore possible link between New Year’s fireworks and Palisades blaze

Questions raised of whether Palisades fire is connected to earlier fire put out New Year’s Day, with possible human origins

Latin Times

New Years Partiers May Be to Blame For Horrific Los Angeles Wildfire That's Killed 24 and Climbing, New Analysis Suggests

Evidence reviewed by the Washington Post indicates that the Palisades Fire started in the same area where firefighters had to put out a fire following a New Year's party

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