california wildfire rain

rain impact wildfire risk in Southern California

Hosted on MSN · 1h

Is California's Wildfire Risk Over? What Forecast Shows

Exceptionally dry weather has targeted Southern California so far this winter, creating ideal conditions for wildfires.

The New York Times · 2d

California Wildfires: Scorched region gets its first significant rain in months.

So far, many clues to the origins of the deadly Eaton fire, which started in the area just after 6 p.m. that evening and went on to kill 17 people, have pointed to the brushy hillside where a tangle of electrical lines stretch up Eaton Canyon.

USA TODAY on MSN · 3d

Good news for Southern California wildfires: Rain in forecast (but there's a catch)

If the rain falls at a steady, lighter rate, Southern California could be in good shape. That could mean enough rain to help ease the firefighting strain, but not enough to trigger another potential disaster. Heavier rain could mean the chance for flash flooding or mudslides over fresh burn scars.

New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Jan. 28

Newsweek on MSN · 1h

Is Los Angeles' Rain Over? Forecast as Wildfires Continue

L.A. had a significant temperature drop, with an average of 50 degrees—8.6 degrees lower than the historical five-year average.

Sacramento Bee · 2h

Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Jan. 28

A new wildfire was reported today at 12:47 p.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it remains undetermined.

New York Post on MSN · 2d

Floods, landslides threaten Los Angeles along wildfire ‘burn scars’

Rain has finally returned to wildfire-scorched Los Angeles — but now officials are warning flooding and landslides could wreak more chaos on the battered city along its “burn scars.” The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for the area from 4 p.

you can blame climate change for the LA wildfires

The Associated Press on MSN · 41m

Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense

WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires, a scientific study found.

cbc.ca on MSN · 35m

Human-fuelled climate change contributed to California wildfires, analysis suggests

As Southern California gets some much-needed rain, a new analysis suggests the conditions that led to January's wildfires were 35 per cent more likely because of human-fuelled climate change. And the more likely those fires become,

Daily Journal · 1h

Climate change made ferocious LA wildfires more likely: study

Human-driven climate change set the stage for the devastating Los Angeles wildfires by reducing rainfall, parching vegetation, and extending the dangerous overlap between flammable drought conditions

1hon MSN

California's federal lands are hemorrhaging carbon dioxide. Wildfires are largely to blame

A study from the U.S. Geological Survey found the ecosystems on California's public lands are losing the carbon they've ...

9hon MSN

Rain aids firefighters in Los Angeles wildfires, sends ash and mud flowing through streets

More than an inch of rain fell in many areas, loosening Los Angeles hillsides burned bare by the recent blaze near the ...

California Wildfires: Expected rain may boost firefighting efforts, but officials are vigilant about flooding.

The rain that is expected to hit the scorched Los Angeles landscape this weekend may bring relief to the fire fights, but it ...

California fires live updates: Rain heading to LA this weekend

The Palisades Fire, which started on Jan. 7, has burned 23,713 acres and has destroyed 5,828 structures, including homes and ...

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Rain is only a break from LA wildfire danger: 'Keep things down for a week'

No more rainfall is expected in the area until possibly late in the first week of February, but Santa Ana winds aren't in ...

L.A. live fire updates: Flooding, mudflows after bouts of heavy rain prompt road and school closures

L.A.'s first significant storm of the season has already forced the closure of the 5 freeway at the Grapevine, unleashed mud ...

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California Rain Causes Plastics and Other Toxic Ash Runoff Warnings

Rain has continued to fall across parts of Southern California, increasing the risk of toxic ash runoff in areas hit by ...

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