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Discrimination has made it harder for Black people in the Los Angeles area to buy and keep their homes. Did it also make them more fire-prone when Altadena burned?
Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.
As students and teachers return to school after the fires, educators will have to focus on emotional rehabilitation before academic recovery can begin.
Accepting change in the aftermath of natural disasters is hard. But long-term survival may require embracing managed retreat rather than repeated rebuilds.
Large organizations often partner with local nonprofits that are uniquely positioned to mobilize quickly, leveraging their deep understanding of community needs and established trust with residents.
What celebrities and the super-rich losing their homes reveals about climate change injustice.
Reading and maintaining a human connection have a vital role to play as extreme events that have long served as the stuff of dystopian fiction simply become a part of everyday life.
Feelings of sadness or irritability that last a month or more after a life-threatening event could be signs of acute stress or PTSD.
What are the goals of the insurance? Who is being insured? And how are policyholders and their risks classified?
A scholar who researches how rents increase after disasters is fearful for his own community as he watches it burn and braces for the aftermath.
During an emergency event, clear communications are essential for ensuring safety. False alerts, like the one sent out on Jan. 9 in Los Angeles, can contribute to confusion and anxiety.
Mike Davis traces natural disaster and climate change in Los Angeles over centuries, painting a vivid picture of a city on the perpetual brink of catastrophe.
It’s vital to understand how climate drivers played out before and during the LA wildfire emergency – because many Australian cities face the same climate risks.
Fires can make drinking water, and the water pipes and tanks themselves, unsafe. A researcher who has worked with communities after several wildfires explains why, and what to do.
The heath-related impacts of climate change will reach US$1 trillion a year by 2050.
Can a city that’s synonymous with freeways and gridlock deliver a car-free Olympic Games? Los Angeles has picked up the torch.
City life can mean lots of pavement and habitat loss. But many bug species are hanging on, especially in neighborhoods with steady temperatures near the mountains.
Many of the book’s themes, including structural racism, inequalities and poverty are as topical now as 30 years ago.
Even in a concrete jungle like Los Angeles, wild species show up in surprising places. New research identifies the types of wildlife that best tolerate urban development.
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Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupation Health, University of California, Irvine; University of Southern California
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Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy, Occidental College
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Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, UMass Amherst
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Senior Lecturer in Earth System Science, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Geology, University of Aberdeen
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Leo S. Bing Chair in English and American Literature, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Adjunct Assistant Professor and a founder of the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles
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Assistant Professor of Architecture, City College of New York
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Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology and Musicology, University of Oregon
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Department Chair and Professor of Sociology, UMass Amherst
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning & Design, Monash University
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