LA fires spotlight the home insurance industry amid climate change
Ballooning expenses for insurers and homeowners alike are most pronounced in disaster-prone areas like California and Florida, they added, but climate change has helped fuel premium hikes in many states. The trend threatens to upend the home insurance business and put homeownership out of reach for many, some experts said.
How Did Palisades Fire Start? Is Climate Change To Blame for LA Wildfires?
Firefighters are battling multiple fast-growing wildfires in Los Angeles that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes.
Climate 'whiplash' linked to raging LA fires
Climate change has made the grasses and shrubs that are fuelling the Los Angeles fires more vulnerable to burning, scientists say. Rapid swings between dry and wet conditions in the region in recent years have created a massive amount of tinder-dry vegetation that is ready to ignite.
Intensifying climate whiplash set the stage for devastating California fires
Research shows rapid shifts between wet and dry extremes are increasing. Scientists say this 'hydroclimate whiplash' contributed to California's devastating fires.
Climate change in dangerous mix stoking California's fires
High winds and lack of rain are the main factors driving the Southern California fires, but climate change is altering the background conditions, increasing the likelihood of these conflagrations, say experts.
Climate Matters: Los Angeles wildfires worsened by climate change
The most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles's history have ravaged scenic neighborhoods and forced thousands to evacuate as they remain mostly uncontained early Thursday afternoon. According to Cal Fire,
Hazardous air quality reported in Los Angeles area as wildfires rage
Smoke from the raging Southern California wildfires is filling city skylines, causing officials to warn residents of hazardous air quality.
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Here's the role climate change may be playing in deadly SoCal wildfires, experts say
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Tying L.A. fires to climate change, Biden pledges full federal aid: 'We're not going anywhere'
President Biden said the federal government will 'spare no expense' in containing the fires devastating Los Angeles County.
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In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change
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What did Jimmy Carter do to fight climate change?
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Mike Waltz slams Biden as more focused on climate change than terrorism
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What is Biden's legacy on climate change?
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