‘Built to burn.’ L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes
Los Angeles County keeps building in hillsides and canyons even as the fire risk worsen. For a century, the lure of ...
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Is the Next Big Quake Close to Home?
Rogers Creek Fault is Waiting By David Bolling With the nation’s focus on the catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles, the last ...
Map Shows Where California Homes Are Sliding Into the Ocean
Parts of the Southern California coastal community of Rancho Palos Verdes were shifting 4 inches closer to the ocean each week in mid-to-late 2024, NASA found.
Community south of Los Angeles sinking towards Pacific Ocean
Data from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory showed the Palos Verdes Peninsula shifted at a rate of 4 inches per week in 2024.
Historic Landslide Complex Near L.A. Is Moving Faster and Growing
The Palos Verdes Peninsula is sliding by much as 4 inches (10 centimeters) per week, putting hundreds of buildings at risk.
LA’s Devastating Wildfire Crisis Didn’t Start With a Spark – It Started With Rain
A perfect storm of climate extremes set the stage for devastating wildfires in Los Angeles in early 2025. After two ...
NASA Satellites Show How California’s Wildfire Crisis Was Years in the Making
The largest fires started on January 7 and devastated swathes of L.A., including Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The fires ...
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After the fire: Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger deadly debris flows – a geologist explains how
Fire and debris flow scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey ... are already developing maps to help residents, emergency managers and city officials prepare and predict postfire debris flows in ...
Fire-ravaged Los Angeles braces for toxic rain runoff
The fires are still not fully contained and have killed 28 people and damaged or destroyed nearly 16,000 structures.
Updated USGS Earthquake Map Highlights Risk Across U.S.
N​early 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake, according to a recently updated USGS map.
California Wildfires: Much-needed rain is expected to help firefighting efforts this weekend.
Rain and cooler temperatures will bring relief to Southern California this weekend, after a prolonged stretch of dry, breezy weather that allowed wildfires to thrive.
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Hughes Fire breaks out near Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County: See wildfire map
The Hughes Fire has spread to over 8,000 acres in Los Angeles County's Castaic area on ... See below for a map of the latest blaze that's concerning authorities. Download USA TODAY's app to ...