Climate Desk – Page 18

Skip to main content

Grist

What Trump can (and can’t) do to disrupt Los Angeles wildfire aid

It will be hard for the president to revoke FEMA funding — but a GOP-led Congress could slow down the region’s recovery.

Jake Bittle · January 22, 2025
Grist

Joe Biden was America’s first climate president. Did it matter?

The outgoing Democrat’s climate agenda was a surprising success — and a cautionary tale.

Jake Bittle & Zoya Teirstein · January 17, 2025
Vox.com

Want to help fire victims? The best way to support Los Angeles in the short and long term.

Here’s how to decide where to donate your money, time, and stuff.

Sam Delgado · January 15, 2025
Inside Climate News

‘Virtually Any City on Earth Can Burn Now’

In the superheated 21st century, the old rules for wildfires no longer apply. John Vaillant, author of “Fire Weather,” explains.

Kiley Bense · January 14, 2025

Guardian

California fires: 16 killed and 10,000 structures destroyed as blazes continue

Strong winds and low humidity continue as five fires rage across Los Angeles area, with death toll expected to rise

Oliver Holmes, Dani Anguiano, Gabrielle Canon, Lois Beckett and Robert Mackey · January 12, 2025
Mother Jones

As Los Angeles burns, conspiracy peddlers lie about—and celebrate—the danger we’re living through

The sky is smoldering, alongside online misinformation and right-wing bigotry.

Anna Merlan · January 11, 2025
Grist

The ‘weather whiplash’ fueling the Los Angeles fires is becoming more common

Around the world, dramatic swings between heavy rain and drought are increasing exponentially, according to new research.

Kate Yoder · January 10, 2025
Vox.com

What happens when a wildfire reaches a city?

The Los Angeles wildfires show how blazes can spread in the most urban landscapes, too.

Li Zhou · January 9, 2025

Our Partners

Mother Jones

Wildfires have engulfed Los Angeles

Fire hydrants are running dry while officials warn that the fires could intensify in the hours ahead.

Henry Carnell and Artis Curiskis · January 9, 2025
Guardian

Biden bans new drilling in US coastal waters weeks before Trump handover

Ban includes entire Atlantic coast, eastern Gulf of Mexico, Pacific coast off California, Oregon and Washington, and part of Bering Sea

Oliver Milman · January 6, 2025
Grist

‘We have been heard’: Montana youth score a major climate victory in court

In a 6-1 ruling, the Montana Supreme Court affirmed their constitutional right to a “clean and healthful environment.”

Joseph Winters · January 4, 2025
Mother Jones

Trump won’t confront the climate crisis. He’ll feast off it.

Floods, fires, financial collapse—our MAGA oligarchs can’t wait.

Alex Steffen · January 2, 2025