Climate crisis
More evacuations as fire changes direction, posing new threat to Los Angeles
Some Pacific Palisades residents who were able to return to their devastated neighbourhoods found little more than brick chimneys looming over charred waste.
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‘Hydroclimate whiplash’: The new phenomenon unleashing deadly fires on our cities
Scientists from LA confirmed this see-sawing weather pattern is what set their city ablaze. And the same phenomenon threatens Australia.
- by Angus Dalton and Nick O'Malley
LA fires as it happened: Palisades, Eaton fires still uncontained; death toll rises as more wild weather forecast
Multiple large fires continue to burn across Los Angeles and the death toll is expected to rise. Follow here for live updates.
- by Riley Walter, Josefine Ganko and Jessica McSweeney
Insurers were already pulling out of LA. Now they have 32 billion more reasons
The huge payouts could have consequences for the global insurance industry by increasing losses for reinsurers.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Like a bomb was dropped’: Devastating before-and-after pictures reveal scale of destruction
Monstrous wildfires fuelled by a long drought and fierce winds have reduced entire neighbourhoods of LA to ash. These before-and-after images reveal the horrifying impact.
Devastating fires in Los Angeles rage out of control; Death toll expected to rise, says police chief
Massive wildfires ravaging Los Angeles from the east and west are still burning uncontained as officials say the death toll will rise.
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California bushfires
How the inferno that reduced parts of LA to ashes was years in the making
A deadly combination made LA dangerously combustible, triggering a disaster – and authorities warn the worst is yet to come. Here’s how the crisis unfolded.
- by Nick O'Malley
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California bushfires
New blaze erupts in Hollywood Hills as Los Angeles fires rage
Wildfires tore across the Los Angeles area with devastating force early on Wednesday, destroying more than 1500 structures and killing at least five people.
Opinion
California bushfires
How it feels to watch your city burn from the other side of the planet
Things moved quickly from remote to very real when the mandatory evacuation order drew its line at the end of my street.
- by Michael Idato
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California bushfires
Australia leases US firebombing aircraft in the northern winter. So what happens when LA burns in January?
Experts say Australia risks being isolated from international firefighters and water-bombing aircraft in its next bushfire season.
- by Mike Foley
Trump blames Biden, California governor as Los Angeles fires intensify
The president-elect put the blame for the fires on the California governor, as Los Angeles residents expressed anger about the scale and speed of the response.
- by Stephanie Peatling
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