Kids lose so much when a disaster strikes. Too many have lost family members to the wildfires that have raged across Los Angeles in recent days. They’ve lost homes. They’ve lost the sense of…
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Support LA Fire Recovery: Doing the Most Good
Advocate Jan 17, 2025There has been an outpouring of support for LA fire recovery and those who’ve lost their homes or been otherwise affected by the Los Angeles fires. Some nonprofit organizations have…
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Climate Adaptation: Building Resilience in the Wake of Wildfires
Forbes Jan 16, 2025In the wake of the raging California wildfires, environmental groups are shifting the climate conversation away from mitigation, toward climate adaptation and resilience. Whether people believe humans cause climate change,…
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Wildfire Season Replaced by Year-round Fires
Salon Jan 16, 2025The month of January isn’t typically when to expect wildfires in California. Historically, wildfire season occurs between June and September, when the hills and brush scattered around the state are…
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Supporting LA Fire Recovery: Where To Donate and Volunteer
KCRW Jan 14, 2025Watching this week’s events unfold, it’s hard to not want to take action, supporting LA fire recovery. While donating items or showing up to sites IRL may feel good, make…
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How the Wildfires Developed in Los Angeles
Carbon Brief Jan 14, 2025More than a dozen wildfires developed and have been sweeping through Los Angeles in California, consuming tens of thousands of acres of land and devastating some of the wealthiest neighbourhoods…
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Suburban Sprawl and Climate Change Key Factors in LA Fires
CBS News Jan 14, 2025The scene in the Los Angeles area over the last week has become heartbreakingly familiar — people on the run and watching helplessly as unrelenting flames destroy the suburban sprawl of homes and…
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AI and UN SDG’s: The Impact in Africa
The Brookings Institution Jan 14, 2025Breakthroughs in the development and deployment of AI and emerging technologies, often referred to as hallmarks of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR),are making headlines and stirring both excitement and anxiety…
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Why the LA Fires and Others are Harder to Contain
The Conversation Jan 14, 2025Investigators are trying to determine what caused several wind-driven wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes across the Los Angeles area in January 2025. Given the fires’ locations, and lack…
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Climate Change Drives Wildfires in Los Angeles
Yale Climate Connections Jan 13, 2025The wildfires affecting the Los Angeles area have raised state and national concerns due to their rapid spread and intensity, driven by extreme weather conditions and prolonged droughts. Amid this…
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Strong Winds Impact Los Angeles Fire Recovery Efforts
NPR Jan 13, 2025While Los Angeles officials are making progress in fire containment and search and recovery efforts, extreme fire danger threatens LA and Ventura counties over the next few days. Strong winds…
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Climate Realism: A Lens to Contextualize the Los Angeles Fires
Council on Foreign Relations Jan 13, 2025The wildfires raging through Southern California neighborhoods from the Pacific Palisades to Pasadena are horrifying and tragic. I feel profound sadness for my friends who have lost homes and businesses.…
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