Climate Change, Wildfire

Here’s How Climate Change Fueled the Los Angeles Wildfires
Many factors, such as strong Santa Ana winds and urban planning decisions, played into the recent destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area. But the evidence is clear that climate change contribut
Boiling Point: The L.A. Times is starting a climate change podcast
Today, the Los Angeles Times is launching Boiling Point, a podcast about climate change and the environment in California and the American West. Yes, that’s the same name as this newsletter. I hope you’ll subscribe and listen.
How climate change worsens wildfire risk
As fires rage on the West Coast, officials warn that Massachusetts could be set up for an active spring fire season.
Why LA is on fire (it’s not just climate change)
The fires that have engulfed Los Angeles cap the hottest decade in history. Each year in the last ten was record-warm, but 2024 was the warmest ever recorded. Last year, Earth was 1.6C hotter than the temperature
How climate change worsened the most destructive wildfires in L.A. history
The California fires erupted amid extremely dry conditions. UCLA scientists say extreme heat linked to climate change was a factor in the fires' intensity.
Los Angeles Wildfires Explained:Scientists Break Silence On How Climate Change Fueled LA Devastation
The recent Los Angeles wildfires have burned larger and hotter due to climate change, according to a UCLA study. Researchers attribute 25% of the available fuel to climate-driven factors, including wet winters,
Federal Reserve says it will leave climate change organization
The Federal Reserve said Friday that it is leaving an international grouping of central banks that focused on how regulation ...
Climate change is already changing how we eat. It could get much worse
There is more than Hattley’s hunch to let people know their food’s quality is dropping because of climate change. Scientists ...
Climate change is forcing us to rethink our sense of ‘home’ – and what it means to lose it
Philosophers explain how our mainstream understanding of ‘home’ is a culturally specific one, and how it could be broadened.
Federal Reserve withdraws from global regulatory climate change group
The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Friday it had withdrawn from a global body of central banks and regulators devoted to ...
Moving to a plant-based diet can mitigate climate change, research suggests
With 2024 being the hottest year on record to date, researchers across the globe are addressing the temperature rise by ...
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Climate Change
In 2024, the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached the highest annual levels ever recorded on the planet, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. California has been ...
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Climate and Environment
For her, climate change looms over the tragic losses. The energy that will power the booming data-center industry could end up increasing emissions, at least in the short term. Forty-four years ...
Study examines how climate change has shaped coastal forests over the last decade
A new study finds that climate change may have a range of contrasting effects on coastal forests, both slowing and enabling ...
Credit cards, climate change and electric cars: Team Trump confirmation hearings
Trump's picks to lead four federal agencies testified without the flashes of anger that marked Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi's ...