Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
‘We have to figure this out’: Rising flood risks delivers double blow to communities with housing shortages
A POLITICO analysis found roughly a quarter of all large metro areas face both housing shortages and high flood risk.
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The Los Angeles County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, ...
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Wildland urban interface
A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone ...
Tracking the damage and devastation from the Los Angeles wildfires in maps
The Palisades Fire has been the largest in terms of burned areas. The iconic Malibu restaurant Moonshadows was completely ...
California lawmakers want oil companies to be liable for natural disasters
Two Democratic California state senators on Monday will announce a proposal allowing the victims of natural disasters and ...
From fire alerts to flood watches: Rain brings relief to Southern California firefighters, but with a caveat
Rain was falling across Southern California on Sunday, bringing some relief to thousands of firefighters who have been ...
California Wildfires: Expected rain may boost firefighting efforts, but officials are vigilant about flooding.
The rain that is expected to hit the scorched Los Angeles landscape this weekend may bring relief to the fire fights, but it ...
California Border Fire Map: Blaze Moving Toward Homeland Security Offices
As of Friday afternoon, the Border fire was 4,250 acres in size and 10 percent contained, but no structures were threatened.
Where are mandatory evacuation orders for California wildfires Friday? See maps
Firefighters continue to battle multiple fires that broke out this month, destroying more than 16,000 structures and leaving ...
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Why the Evacuation Alert System Struggled During the L.A. Fires
Residents who lived in the west side of Altadena did not receive an evacuation order until 3:25 a.m., which was hours after the fires first began to burn through their neighborhoods.