How Invasive Plants Are Fueling California’s Wildfire Crisis
Non-native grasses and eucalyptus trees brought to California centuries ago for agriculture and landscaping have reshaped the ...
The GOP blamed the L.A. fires on California’s ‘forest management.’ But that’s not the problem
When the Palisades Fire started near a hiking trail in Los Angeles on January 7—quickly spreading to more than 200 acres in ...
Why Shrubland Makes Southern California’s Wildfires Inevitable
Los Angeles is dominated by chaparral, a type of scrub that occurs in Mediterranean climates where there is dense, rocky soil ...
'A new wildfire paradigm': Why California fires are growing larger and more destructive
In a state that averages more than 7,500 wildfires a year some California homeowners keep helmets and fire hoses handy.
How Policy Decisions Exacerbated the Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires
As of this writing, at least ten are dead from the fires, 10,000 buildings are feared destroyed, and at least 400,000 Angelenos are under evacuation orders or evacuation warnings. No policy decision ...
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Why Shrubland Makes Southern California’s Wildfires Inevitable
Southern California could transform itself into ... Cognitive Dissonance in the Shrublands,” Although counterintuitive, chaparral plant communities are much more resilient to infrequent, high ...