Insurers May Have to Cover LA Fire Smoke Damage, California Says
A ruling from a California state appeals court last month holding insurers were off the hook for homeowner losses arising ...
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Smoke detectors in the sky: Will wildfire affect bird behavior?
Ornithologists at the Natural History Museum and UCLA are studying how smoke from the January wildfires will affect the region’s birds. It’s part of a broader scientific effort to understand ...
Despite the stress of the fires, most L.A. County residents don’t plan to leave, poll finds
Despite widespread stress, smoke inhalation and other disruptions caused by the January wildfires, a majority of Los Angeles ...
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California fire victims are in limbo as they wait for insurance payouts
Six of them paid for smoke damage coverage through insurance ... The insurance industry has long been fraught in California, ...
After Wildfires, L.A.’s Clear Skies Conceal a ‘Toxic Soup’
Scientists collecting water, air and soil samples in neighborhoods ravaged by fires say they’re concerned about long-term ...
What old trees can teach us about modern wildfires
A recent study underscores how humanity’s success in extinguishing fires has allowed dead wood and other flammable material ...
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California wildfire air pollution insights coming from air sensor network
Residents can track localized pollution, including particles from the wildfires that tore across Los Angeles in January, ...
How APS, SRP clear brush to prevent catastrophic fires like those in California
Arizona's utilities work year-round to clear vegetation from power lines and other equipment. The recent California wildfires ...
Crashes and Disasters
NEW YORK (AP) — Quick-moving brush fires burned through a large swath of land on New York’s Long Island on Saturday, fanned ...
California wine has been ravaged by wildfires. But what if some drinkers like the smoke?
Some people may actually enjoy the taste of smoke taint, according to new research, complicating the widely held belief that ...
Long Island Wildfire Is Under Control, Officials Say
The last of four blazes that began in Suffolk County on Saturday has been put out, but Long Island and the Hudson Valley ...
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Smoke, Ash and Soot Claims Following the California Wildfires
To say that California has been hard-hit by wildfires would be a gross understatement. California, the most populous U.S. state and the third largest by area and home to iconic landmarks, such as ...