ENVIRONMENT

After the fire: Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger deadly debris flows. A geologist explains how

While firefighters work to extinguish the Los Angeles-area wildfires, city officials and emergency managers are also worried about what could come next. The potential for...

People pulled together to help LA fire survivors—60 years of research shows these unsung heroes are crucial

As wildfires swept through neighborhoods on the outskirts of Los Angeles in January 2025, stories about residents there helping their neighbors and total strangers...

Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s,...

What are the Santa Ana winds that are fueling the L.A. wildfires? When will they die down?

The Santa Ana winds fanning wildfires that have killed at least 25 people in Southern California and destroyed more than 10,000 houses, businesses and...

Hiroshima flooding: A case study of well usage and adaptive governance

Society is often vulnerable to disasters, but how humans manage during and after can turn devastation into opportunities for improved resilience. For instance, private wells...

How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California

Powerful Santa Ana winds, near hurricane strength at times, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and pushed wildfires into several neighborhoods starting Jan....

Deadly Los Angeles wildfires threaten Hollywood

Wildfires threatened to engulf parts of Hollywood on Thursday as a growing number of blazes raged across Los Angeles, forcing tens of thousands of...

Rural communities urged to flee east Australia bushfire

Australian authorities urged people in dozens of rural communities to leave home "immediately" Thursday to escape an out-of-control bushfire tearing through a national park. About...

Advanced algorithm reduces errors in land cover classification for landslide analysis

Land use and land cover (LULC) analysis has become increasingly significant in environmental studies due to its direct impact on the environment. Changes in...

Denali Fault found to have torn apart ancient joining of two landmasses

New research shows that three sites spread along an approximately 620-mile portion of today's Denali Fault were once a smaller united geologic feature indicative...

How an iconic desert tree survives extreme heat—and the unique risk it’s facing now

New research has found that the punishing summer temperatures and persistent drought conditions in much of Arizona and the Southwest are dealing a double...

Coastal retreat in Alaska is accelerating because of compound climate impacts, researchers warn

The overlapping effects of sea level rise, permafrost thaw subsidence, and erosion may lead to land loss in Arctic coastal regions that dwarfs the...

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