Australia Has Lessons for Los Angeles as It Rebuilds—and Prepares for the Next Fire
Yes, the L.A. blazes were worsened by climate change, say Australian bushfire experts. But that doesn’t mean people are ...
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Author’s story of coping after a wildfire resonates
On a quiet summer evening in June 1990, Pico Iyer sat in his family home in Santa Barbara, Calif., when suddenly, he was surrounded by walls of flames five stories high.
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Experts Claim Los Angeles is Getting Fire Recovery All Wrong
Soon after catastrophic fires swept through Pacific Palisades and Altadena, wildfire experts Stephen Pyne and Jack Cohen were ...
After this Australian town burned down, experts warned against rebuilding. Nobody listened
The Australian town of Marysville once faced the same questions being asked in the Los Angeles neighborhoods that burned.
Op-ed: 5 steps to help you financially recover after a wildfire, from a California-based financial advisor
Restoring stability after a natural disaster is challenging. Taking specific steps can help you regain control of your ...
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Ten Essential Local Artists Inspired by the City of Angels
As art takes the spotlight this month and L.A. unites post-wildfires, these game-changing figures continue to reflect shared ...
How bookstores in Pasadena and Monrovia became local aid resources after wildfires
Independent booksellers across Southern California have been helping by transforming into distribution hubs and providing ...
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Tempe bookstore gives back to Pacific Palisades community affected by LA wildfires
A local Tempe bookstore called Wijaya started a donation drive, encouraging members of the community to give books in support ...
Who gets to rebuild? Los Angeles fires expose the weakness of U.S. home insurance.
Along with this more than fivefold increase in billion-dollar disasters came rising insurance costs - exacerbated by weather disasters striking densely populated areas more frequently, the rising ...
State farm was all in on California—until it pulled the plug before the fires
Insurer aggressively grew in Los Angeles, despite getting overweight on fire risk, but decided to cut thousands of policies last year, adding to the state’s home-insurance crisis.
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California wildfires force students to think about the connections between STEM and society
The Westport Police Department will be hosting a food drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb.... Fairfield's Pequot Library to hold midwinter book sale Pequot ... intervention dealing with growing ...