Climate Change
The Dichotomy of a Deadly Paradise—How Urban Sprawl and Climate Change Fuel LA’s Fires
Together, the Eaton Fire northeast of downtown Los Angeles and the Palisades Fire west of downtown along the Pacific Coast Highway have destroyed 10,000 homes and other structures, with 11 deaths now attributed to the conflagrations.
Anthony Honore was accustomed to seeing brush fires far up in the San Gabriel Mountains above Pasadena during yearly dry seasons. But last Tuesday night’s blaze was different.
The Dichotomy of a Deadly Paradise—How Urban Sprawl and Climate Change Fuel LA’s Fires