Extreme weather

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Big oil pushed to kill bill that would have made them pay for wildfire disasters

Legislation has new life in wake of Los Angeles catastrophe but US fossil-fuel industry is already mobilizing against it

www.theguardian.com

Of course they did, they want to keep all the money they made killing us.

 

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This sucks.

 

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If true, hope he gets significant jail time.

 

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A long road to rebuilding and fights over government funding await L.A. fire victims

The federal government covers a lot when it comes to fire recovery. But rebuilding takes a long time and not everything is included, even when politics doesn't get involved.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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'Disgusting And Gross': LA News Anchor Blasts Politicization Of Wildfires

Fox 11's Elex Michaelson warned that it'd be "disastrous" if the government doesn't "get its act together."

www.huffpost.com

 

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Pacific Palisades home left standing by wildfire breaks apart in landslide

A Pacific Palisades house that was still standing after the Palisades Fire was split in two by a landslide in the neighborhood overlooking the Los Angeles County coast.

www.nbclosangeles.com

That's sad.

 

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LA wildfires: evacuees warned against returning to homes due to toxic waste

National Weather Service says ‘wind siege has finally ended’ and forecasts higher humidity but warns high winds could return next week

www.theguardian.com

 

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‘A ton of unknowns’: months ago, LA residents lost wildfire insurance. Then the fires came

After insurers like State Farm dropped policies, to switch to the state’s Fair plan was prohibitively pricey for many

www.theguardian.com

 

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LA wildfires: evacuees warned against returning to homes due to toxic waste

National Weather Service says ‘wind siege has finally ended’ and forecasts higher humidity but warns high winds could return next week

www.theguardian.com

Nice. Your house might stillbe standing, but the land is too toxic for you to live there.....

 

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Wildfires drive record leap in global level of climate-heating CO2

Data for 2024 shows humanity is moving yet deeper into a dangerous world of supercharged extreme weather

www.theguardian.com

 

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Wildfires drive record leap in global level of climate-heating CO2

Data for 2024 shows humanity is moving yet deeper into a dangerous world of supercharged extreme weather

www.theguardian.com

I was afraid of this. Of course it doesn't help that other countries are also battling fires right now themselves.

 

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‘Are u OK?’: Angelenos share their text exchanges amid wildfire devastation

www.nbcnews.com

 

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I was afraid of this. Of course it doesn't help that other countries are also battling fires right now themselves.

It also doesn't help that Trump will rollback most of the environmental protections Biden put in place in 2021, either.

 

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For Black families in Altadena, history and community burned alongside homes

A standout for Black generational wealth, the Los Angeles county town also was home to creatives and leaders from Octavia Butler and Sidney Poitier to Eldridge Cleaver

www.theguardian.com

 

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LA firefighters helped by lull in winds, but more fire weather in forecast

Crews make progress but strong winds anticipated in Los Angles basin next week, carrying potential peril

www.theguardian.com

 

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'A new wildfire paradigm': Why California fires are growing larger and more destructive

California wildfires like the Palisades and Eaton fires are growing larger and more destructive. Here's why.

www.usatoday.com

 

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LA firefighters helped by lull in winds, but more fire weather in forecast

Crews make progress but strong winds anticipated in Los Angles basin next week, carrying potential peril

www.theguardian.com

Just when it was getting quiet. I was hoping the worst of it was over.

 

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Devastated LA residents see outpouring of support: ‘One of the more beautiful things I’ve seen’

Overwhelmed by loss but buoyed by friends and strangers alike, Angelenos who lost their homes prepare to rebuild their lives

www.theguardian.com

 

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