The ‘Dark Prophet’ of L.A. Wasn’t Dark Enough
As fires have raged, so have citations of the prescient author Mike Davis. But in a changed world, we need new thinkers too.
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Here's how climate change is reshaping home insurance costs in California — and the rest of the U.S.
California's Department of Insurance also recently passed regulations that pave the way for rate increases in exchange for increased coverage in wildfire-prone regions. In 2024, some insurance ...
Economist Warns Insurance Crisis Can Break U.S. Economy
Climate change-fueled natural disasters like the L.A. fires could destabilize the entire U.S. economy, economist Gary W. Yohe wrote.
Forecasting Our Future: Here's why big snowstorms will still happen as Earth warms
Several Gulf states experienced a major snowstorm this week. Changes in global climate patterns can be connected to weird ...
Fire Devastation Underscores Need for Community-Based Resilience Approaches
The crisis underscores efforts to look beyond the forests and public lands that have been the traditional focus of wildfire ...
Here are the executive actions and orders Trump signed on Day 1
Donald Trump began issuing executive actions Monday after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, kicking ...
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Los Angeles wildfires were worsened by climate change, despite claim to the contrary
Climate scientists PolitiFact spoke to disagreed with Trump Jr. and said climate change contributed to the Los Angeles fires’ size and destructiveness. Numerous studies have linked human-caused ...
A rundown of Trump’s executive actions, from tariffs to immigration
President Donald Trump wasted no time announcing steps to implement many of his campaign pledges, including on immigration, ...
Newsom blasts Trump over leaving Paris Agreement: ‘Believe your own damn eyes’
President Donald Trump announced that he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement, the Washington Examiner ...
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In Our New Climate Reality, There Is No Getting Back to Normal
The media is failing to warn us about the scale of the disasters that lie ahead. In Los Angeles, as everywhere, we need more ...
How Invasive Plants Are Fueling California’s Wildfire Crisis
Non-native grasses and eucalyptus trees brought to California centuries ago for agriculture and landscaping have reshaped the ...
Extreme weather events like the LA wildfires are creating climate refugees. Where do they go?
As extreme weather gets worse, people in high-risk areas are confronting the reality that it’s getting harder and to insulate ...