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  2. Why wildfires are becoming faster and more furious - AOL

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    The fires now rank as the most destructive in LA's history, with some estimates of the damage put at between $52bn-57bn (£42bn-£46bn). It's unclear how the LA fires started - but most wildfires ...

  3. 'A new wildfire paradigm': Why California fires are growing ...

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    The biggest fires in Los Angeles County, the Palisades and Eaton fires, have burned over an area more than 37,000 acres in size as of Jan. 16. At least 27 people have died, according to the LA ...

  4. How scorched earth left by wildfires can trigger new disasters

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    Wildfires can bring devastation to homes, businesses and the landscape, but even after a fire is extinguished, that doesn't mean the dangers subside. The lack of trees and vegetation caused by a ...

  5. January 2025 Southern California wildfires - Wikipedia

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    From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 7 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. [5] The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a buildup of vegetation from the previous winter, and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, which in some places reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s).

  6. How climate change worsened the most destructive wildfires in ...

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    In the mix of conditions that have contributed to the most destructive fires in L.A. history, scientists say one significant ingredient is human-caused climate change. ... are mostly due to ...

  7. A look at the deadliest US wildfires in modern history - AOL

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    The deadliest wildfire event in U.S. history occurred in August 2023 on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The blaze devastated the historic town of Lahaina, where at least 102 people were killed and ...

  8. How suburban sprawl and climate change make wildfires more ...

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    All these fires share one thing in common: They take place at the wildland-urban interface, a technical term for where humans have overstepped into nature. One-third of all American homes exist in ...

  9. How a warming climate is setting the stage for fast-spreading ...

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    Texas is no stranger to winter wildfires, but the ferocity of the Smokehouse Creek fire — the state’s largest on record after burning through more than 1 million acres — caught even the ...